Los Angeles Times

15 June 2003

 

By Shibley Telhami

 

Last week's tragic exchange of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians revealed three things about the prospects for peace: The Aqaba conference didn't change the parties' self-defeating propensity for tit-for-tat killing; the "road map" has serious flaws that could ultimately undermine its implementation; and for the process to succeed, President Bush will have to make the Middle East a top priority.