If someone is unwilling to pay the price for peace, no broker will ever be acceptable.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw that someone had actually written an entire article in The Jerusalem Post last Friday in an effort to discredit one of Israel’s most prominent friends, Martin Indyk. The article by Isi Leibler even specifically stated that Indyk was unfit to act as a mediator between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Then I thought, maybe this was a sophisticated stunt to strengthen this important appointment: If the Palestinians see that someone from Israel’s far Right opposes the Indyk appointment, maybe they in turn will support him.

The only conclusion I could reach was that if someone is unwilling to pay the price for peace, no broker will ever be acceptable. To read the full article, click here.