I Was Inspired To Write This Book

On The Other Hand, If The Free World Is Concerned With How A New Palestinian Leader Governs, Then The Peace Process Will Have A Real Chance To Succeed.

By Focusing Once And For All On Helping The Palestinians Build A Free Society, I Have No Doubt That An Historic Compromise Between Israelis And Palestinians Can Be Reached And That Peace Can Prevail.

Only Weeks After Oslo Began, When Nearly All The World And Most Of Israel Was Drunk With The Idea Of Peace, I Argued That A Palestinian Society Not Constrained By Democratic Norms Would Be A Fear Society That Would Pose A Grave Threat To Israel.

Arafat Rejected The Deal Because, As A Dictator Who Had Directed All His Energies Toward Strengthening The Palestinians Hatred Toward Israel, Arafat Could Not Afford To Make Peace.

It Is Important To Remember That Some Of The Most Serious Thinkers Once Thought That Democracy Was Not Compatible With The Cultures Of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America And Russia.