The first steps necessary for peace in Israel must include preventing suicide bombings. This is because the Israelis, having an elected government, will not allow their leaders to make concessions without prior assurance of results. They've tried it before, and it didn't work. While i normally do not approve of the near-totalitarian leadership of the Palestinians, it does have the advantage that the Palestinian president can take action with less fear of political reprisal should a good-faith attempt fail. The only concession that can easily be made by the Israeli government is the cessation of further settlement.

As far as the validity of Israel's claims to self-defense is concerned, it may very well be the case that some Israeli commanders did not consider the Six-Day War a preemptive strike. It cannot, however, be argued that either the War of Independence, in which West Jerusalem was taken, or the Yom Kippur War, in which much of the Golan Heights was captured, were anything but wars of Arab aggression. The rightful ownership of the land is irrelevant, what is important is who must control which parcels of territory in order to create peace. Israel will only agree to peace if it can be secure, and will not surrender Jerusalem. It seems unlikely that the Palestinians will be content without independence, but it is not certain that they will be content with it.