The most notable characteristic of the Palestinian arena is the fact that the Palestinian Authority, led by Fatah, suffers from a growing legitimacy problem among the Palestinians themselves
It is hard to argue that the past few governments of Israel had a clearly articulated policy with regard to the conflict with the Palestinians, especially its territorial aspect. Both the rhetorical and operational steps were notably inconsistent, challenging any attempt to “reverse engineer” and formulate the policy from statements and steps on the ground.
