At least they're thinking of talking

摘要

Love and peace are not breaking out in the Middle East. Blood still flows in Israel, the West Bank and in Gaza. While the Palestinian leadership sinks further into disarray, and Israel continues to build its security fence, the United States, the only power that might be able to knock heads together, stands aloof, though its peace-talks envoy, John Wolf, is soon to return to the area. This week's exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hizbullah, the Shia militia in Lebanon, may offer a chink of light, but the deal was long expected and took three years of haggling. On the day of the exchange, a suicide-bomber on a bus near the official residence of Israel's prime minister killed at least ten people.