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Ten Years After Oslo - Three Views
(JTA) Dennis Ross First, peacemaking requires accountability. If there are going to be plans, understandings of what is required must be clear and the consequences of nonperformance must be spelled out from the beginning. Second, both sides must prepare their publics for compromise. Throughout Oslo, preparation of publics was conspicuously absent, especially on the Palestinian side. Palestinians must know that there will be no Palestinian state born of violence; that terror will delegitimize their cause; that they will have to compromise on Jerusalem, borders, and refugees. Israel will be a Jewish state and Palestinians must be prepared to recognize it as such. Third, Arab leaders must assume their responsibilities. Without the Arabs, the Palestinians will be unable either to confront their own rejectionists or to make concessions for peace.