The long, slow demise of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

Demonstrators protest against violence against the Palestinian or Arab community in Israel. – AFP

ABOUT 25 years ago this week, I rushed to the scene of a powerful explosion in downtown Jerusalem. A 22-pound bomb packed with nails and ball bearings and live bullets had been detonated on the No 18 bus at 6:46 on the morning of Feb 25.

When I got there, Orthodox Jewish men from the religious burial societies were picking up pieces of scalp and severed digits and charred flesh. A crowd of angry Israelis was shrieking, “Death to the Arabs, ” and demanding vengeance.