Could I take your name and number, please? <a href=" http://bergop.info/virecta-egipt.pdf#zeal ">vand virecta</a> Why is there peace now? Very simply, because the leaders of the Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza (as well as Hizballah in Lebanon) have a lot to lose by fomenting violence. That is the key to peace &#8211; creating a situation where the downside of attacks is much greater than the upside of what could be accomplished by violence. Choosing violence (on a macro level)  has nothing to do with &#8220;justice&#8221; or &#8220;rights&#8221; or anything like that &#8211; it is a simple cost/benefit analysis of what can be gained versus what can be lost.