If I could explain others the atmosphere here, in Tel-Aviv, after hearing the cheering up news from Washington, I was a particularly brilliant author. The negotiation between my country and the Palestinians surly makes us smile, but still, a heavy fog of questions doesn't let us see a clear light at the edge of the tunnel.
Dialogue is clearly the way my country prefer. As the Israeli government tend to mark, we are ready to negotiate in order to make peace. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian national authority, is a great example for true Palestinian willingness to talk. Unfortunately, the Palestinian national authority is almost powerless among the residents of Gaza strip. As the negotiation renews, the first thing comes to mind is how would Abbas handle the Hammas control over Gaza if a true agreement will be signed?
Saying that forcing the agreement over all the Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank will be easy to carry out is irresponsible. Hammas was and still is a terror organization that doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist on its land. While many efforts by the Americans are done in Washington to bring the two sides to negotiate, Hammas is executing some massive efforts to ruin it by planning and making terror, as four Israelis were shot and killed by terrorists of Hammas.
The Jewish people will celebrate the start of a new Hebrew year next week as Rosh Ha'Shannah arrives. We start every year with 'Tikvah', hope, for a good year. With this hope, I want to finish this post and say that peace was always possible and it is possible now too. Although the things I wrote, and also many other obstacles on our way, if our leaders are courageous and decisive enough, we have a great reason to be optimistic.