ers how itz ▁says ▁Y asser ▁A raf at ' s ▁death ▁makes ▁peace ▁possible , ▁if ▁the ▁Palest ini ans ▁accept ▁a ▁state ▁based ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁' near ly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ,' ▁with ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁greater ▁Jerusalem ." ▁Lewis ▁further ▁writes : ▁▁ ▁David ▁B ede in , ▁the ▁b ureau ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Resource ▁News ▁Agency , ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁that ▁" D ers how itz ▁has ▁now ▁adopted ▁a ▁strategy ▁of ▁' if ▁you ▁can ’ t ▁beat ▁them , ▁join ▁them .' " ▁B ede in ▁critic izes ▁several ▁of ▁D ers how itz ' s ▁positions ▁individually , ▁giving ▁each ▁" error " ▁its ▁own ▁section ▁arg uing ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁ob liv ious ▁to ▁reality . ▁He ▁feels ▁the ▁author ' s ▁" fail ure ▁to ▁challenge ▁question able ▁assumptions ▁about ▁the ▁prospect s ▁for ▁peace ▁is ▁deeply ▁reg rett able . ▁By ▁ex agger ating ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁leadership ’ s ▁read iness ▁to ▁make ▁peace , ▁D ers how itz ▁has ▁granted ▁cred ibility ▁to ▁those ▁critics , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁rank ▁anti - Sem ites , ▁who ▁are ▁des perate ▁to ▁bl ame ▁the ▁pers istence ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁on ▁Israel ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁The ▁Case ▁for ▁Israel ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁conflict ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Book ▁ex cer pts ▁Amazon ▁Online ▁Re ader : ▁The ▁Case ▁for ▁Peace : ▁How ▁the ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁Conf lict ▁Can ▁be