CAMP DAVID REVISIONISM FROM A MORAL ANIMAL

Move over Hanan Ashwari, Saeb Erakat, here comes Robert Wright to add his considerable elocution to the cause of Arafat's deceit.
His retelling of Camp David basically requires him to (1) assume that the baseline for a "fair" deal would involve a complete withdrawal to the 1967 borders; (2) ignore the entire history of the Olso process from its inception until Barak's offer and Arafat's record at upholding the interim agreements; (3) ignore all the evidence showing that the intifada was planned for months in advance, and swallow hook, line and sinker the Arab lie that Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount was its cause; (4) fail to consider how the Taba offer, made after Arafat had responded to Camp David with violence, may have influenced Arafat's thinking about the relative efficacy of diplomacy and terror. How this expert on moral reasoning got a column on foreign policy is beyond me.