Comment: Was the peace process doomed to failure from the start?
Current diplomatic efforts to prevent war between Israel and Hamas, end the intra-Palestinian divide and forge a comprehensive regional peace appear doomed to failure.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Monroe Room of the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010.(photo credit: REUTERS/JASON REED)ByCHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated: