I think one of the main things that has continually delayed this process is such a refusal to accept such things: aka Denial. The American public’s inability to come to terms with its own complacency is one of, if not the largest problem in the peace process. No real settlement is going to come about without some sort of discussion of justice and an acceptance of the reality of Israeli repression. And finally, ruling out dealing with radical organizations is textbook way of ruling out negotations: if an organization is radical, i.e. irrational, there’s no way to deal with it. Perhaps the negotiations would progress if there was some, if any, acceptance that the legitimate Palestinian representative is radicalized and for now and is the only negotiating partner.

If we did a little more of believing that “thats how it is,” we’ll be able to deal appropriately with the problem’s you’ve listed without relying on the low probability of possibilities that could change the starting ground.

PS Props for the Ikhwan shoutout.