In calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize an opportunity for peace supposedly presented by the increasing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, William Galston is following a formulaic and ineffective algorithm that has consistently failed to produce peace (“Will Netanyahu Seize the Chance for Peace?,” Politics & Ideas, June 21). That algorithm is: A) Something happens. B) Israel is pressured to make concessions because A) happened. C) Israel makes concessions. D) The concessions are pocketed by the...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 05, 2017 21:11 UTC