A New Paradigm for Judea and Samaria |
Leaving Oslo to Reach Peace
For more than thirty years, the Oslo process has structured all discussion about the Israeli–Palestinian future. It has shaped institutions, diplomatic language, and even the expectations of the international community. Yet it must be acknowledged that this framework has brought neither peace, nor security, nor the emergence of a stable and responsible neighbor.
Changing paradigms does not mean abandoning a political solution; it means recognizing that the imported statehood model ignored social realities. Oslo attempted to create a state before building the conditions for its viability. The result is well known: a Palestinian Authority that is contested, corrupt, and unable to contain violence.
Leaving Oslo today could be an act of optimism. It would mean accepting that peace will not be born from a grand conference under international pressure, but from gradual stabilization rooted in the daily lives of the populations. It would also mean recognizing that Israeli security is not an obstacle to peace, but its prerequisite.
Such a shift in perspective would open a new........