There is a well-known French saying: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” meaning “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” This is certainly true in regard to the so-called “peace process.” In April of 2001 – before the terrible events of September 11 – I wrote an article titled “Do the Palestinians Deserve a State?“

Except for changing “Yasir Arafat” to “Hamas,” every single word in the article is as true today as it was thirteen years ago, despite all the well-meaning efforts of countless clueless diplomats and naïve do-gooders.

You can read the article here and judge for yourself.