title: A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle East
author:  George J. Mitchell 
description: A fantastic primer.... Brutally honest. (<i>Pod Save the World</i>)<br /><br />"Illuminating.... Shows the extent of [the] challenge, even for a veteran negotiator." (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)<br /><br />Admirably measured. (<i>The New York Times</i>)<br /><br />Well-written.... Remind[s] even aficionados of details of Israeli history. (<i>The Jerusalem Post</i>)<br /><br />Scrupulous... [and] admirably concise. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)
zlib_text: ALSO BY RASHID KHALIDI
  British Policy towards Syria and Palestine, 1906–1914
  Palestine and the Gulf (coeditor)
  Under Siege: P.L.O. Decisionmaking During the 1982 War
  The Origins of Arab Nationalism (coeditor)
  Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness
  Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East
  The Iron Cage: The Story of Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
  Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East
  
  TO DR. HAYDAR, FAYSAL, IQBAL,
  EDWARD, AND IBRAHIM,
  ALL OF WHOM FORESAW THE PITFALLS AHEAD.
  
  CONTENTS
  INTRODUCTION
  Dishonest Brokers
  I
  The First Moment:
  Begin and Palestinian Autonomy in 1982
  II
  The Second Moment:
  The Madrid-Washington Negotiations, 1991–93
  III
  The Third Moment:
  Barack Obama and Palestine, 2009–12
  CONCLUSION
  Israel’s Lawyer
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  NOTES
  INDEX
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  DISHONEST BROKERS
  The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have
  foolish thoughts…. If thought c