Robert Wexler: “If we wait forever for Abbas or his successors to do the right thing, in the meantime we are going to be compromised.”

The creation of a demilitarized Palestinian State is not a gift to the Palestinians. It is a life preserver for a Jewish democratic State of Israel that is secure.

We need to assist the Palestinians and the Arab world with respect to their stubborn view of the right of return to move to a more helpful position.

There is an opportunity for greater involvement by the Arab States in helping move the peace process forward.

The deal is, of course, a two-state outcome, one Jewish, one Arab.