Will Dissent Be Permitted? The Answer To

The Central Premise Behind Oslo Was That If Arafat Were Given Enough Legitimacy, Territory, Weapons And Money, He Would Use His Power To Fight Terror And Make Peace With Israel.

Japan Is Not A Western Democracy. The Japanese Have Kept Their Traditions, Culture And Heritage, But They Have Joined The Community Of Free Nations.

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.

When A Man Is Afraid And Accedes To Fear, He Will Always Find Arguments To Justify His Own Surrender.

To Understand Why Dictators Have A Problem With Making Peace - Or At Least A Genuine Peace - The Link Between The Nature Of A Regime And Its External Behavior Must Be Understood.