Reply #3: I think there needs to be different leadership on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides [View All]

[oberliner]

I have no faith in either side being able to sit down and make a deal as their governments are currently constituted.

I think that an Israeli coalition like the one you describe (with Likud not in the picture) would be able to make a deal with a similarly peace-oriented Palestinian coalition (with Hamas not in the picture).

All signs indicate that Hamas would do very poorly in an election - which is probably why they have prevented one from happening since they came into power.

I do believe that it would be possible (though certainly challenging) for a Likud-free Israeli coalition to make a deal with a Hamas-free Palestinian coalition.