although stated as a critique of three books, it really is the 2 authors' views highlighted here. the subject is the on=going role of the u.s. in the israeli/palestinian conflict, which the authors fault for a failure to achieve peace. what they don't say, is that this documented involvement may be a major part of the problem: belief on all sides that we are more important in the process than the parties themselves mediators can help, but only when they push for the lesser role.

The book review pretty well analyzes the problems, past and current, of the Israeli Palestinian conflict and the US role in it. It was written before the current Israeli assault on Hamas. It conveys the increasing sense of hopelessness of the situation, but has a good suggestion for the incoming administration - ' don't rush'.

Fairly thorough analysis of three books detailing US efforts to address the Israel/Palestine problem and other Middle East issues. The authors refer to the arrogance and ignorance that played such a large role in G W Bush's handling of the matters.