In today's International Herald Tribune: an op-ed by a former IDF officer named Avi Azrieli,  who is also the author of this book, makes a lot of sense to me.

"Israel's recent hopes for peace, fueled by the disengagement from Gaza and elections won on plans to cede the West Bank, have given way to another war and to grim talk of eternal fighting. Israelis now speak of the Arabs' hate as a chronic disease that Israel is destined to live - or die - with. To revive its hopes, Israel must dare to consider a change of paradigm: transform itself into a Middle Eastern country."

Read the rest here.