Well, actually the answer has to be probably not!
On the back what appears to be an increase in settlement-building, something which Palestine views as both provocation and aggression in one act. It is, after all little more than a means of expansion and increasing occupation and Israel has committed itself on one hand to stop and yet still it continues.
Moving away from the obvious duplicity, we turn instead to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, former Chief Rabbi and a voice many listen to, has mentioned that it would be nice if "All the nasty people who hate Israel, like Abu Mazen (Abbas), vanish from our world" and concluded with the ancient Jewish blessing, "May God strike them down with the plague along with all the nasty Palestinians who persecute Israel."
Apart from the general condemnation regarding these words, Yosef has certainly handed his Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, little help in the forthcoming Washington talks.
And the problem is that many will hear in Yosef's words the reality of the Jewish position to Palestine and sadly, whilst Israel defends itself by pointing to a world who wants it eradicated, it seems Israel wants the same for others.
Now, those who watch Israel/Palestine will recognise Yosef to be a bit of a wally. His millenium words where he told Jews that it was, "Forbidden to be merciful to Arabs. to the point where he encouraged the use of missiles to 'annihilate the evil and damnable Arab'.
Provocation designed to make the hot-heads who fire rockets and break cease-fire agreements on the Palestinian side all too eager to make a point, and so win the day for Yosef.
Why, Oh LORD, do you allow such wicked men to prosper? Why, do they so often end up claiming to be working for you?
Religions do not cause wars, wicked and evil men with their own agendas do - and heres's more evidence of that.
Bring your peace to these nations - the prayer of all those of faith.
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