McGrath,

While I don't see much possibility of the Palestinians ever having military superiority over Israel, I do think that a negotiated settlement is inevitable in the medium term, and that that is what the vast majority of Israelis want. As I said, Israel has demonstrated for many decades now that a decisive military victory over the Palestinians is not what they seek.

However, as I said in my first post to this thread, I don't think the settlement will come while Bush, Sharon and, especially, Arafat remain in power.