It takes two to compromise

While the current state of affairs in the middle east doesn't reflect well on any of the participants, I have a hard time arguing with this assessment:
InstaPundit.Com

" The moral state of things is this:

1. If the Palestinians unilaterally lay down their arms and renounce
violence, they will be given peace, dignity, and their own state.

2. If the Israelis unilaterally lay down their arms and renounce
violence, they will be slaughtered.

3. As far as most of the world is concerned, either outcome would be
satisfactory."

That said, I find it hard to understand why Israel is finding itself so alone. Even so, I think unilateral reversal of some of the settlement policies is inevitably a key step. I only fear that it will be many years before this comes to pass and that more will die before then. In that sense, perhaps, I have a biased view in believing that only Israel has the political capability to make a sacrifice of this magnitude. I can't even imagine the Palestinian Authority doing anything other than talking and allowing the status quo to continue.