The author talks about the refusal of Israel to speak of a two-state solution, as well as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's refusal to outline the borders of a Palestinian state. Included are the insights of professors Gadi Wolfsfeld and Emanuel Gutmann on the Israeli society. Also mentioned are the belief of Israeli politicians on the country's singularity as the sole democracy in the Middle East and the challenges to democratic practice in Israel.
Presents an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Public opinion polls which show that Netanyahu would defeat Prime Minister Ehud Barak; His views on the violence between Israelis and Palestinians; His opinions of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat.