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Start Peace Process - 1993 - Jews starting to be killed, isolated incidents. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands..mind you, as a “good will” gesture to Arafart.

Oslo Accords 1993-2002 - Massive amount of dead Jews, lots being blown up. Israel restrained but goes bonkers in 2002, Intifada II ends

Stagnation - 2002-2011 - Jews being killed, isolated incidents. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands...mind you, as a “good will” gesture to Abu Mazen.

Arab Spring - 2011-2013 - Jews being killed, isolated incidents. Israel releases MORE Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands...mind you, as a “good will” gesture to Abu Mazen, again, just to get Palis to THE table.

Kerry confident 2013 - uses Oslo “loser” players again like Martin Indyk - 2013 No progress, Israel must release MORE prisoners with blood on their hands to keep THE negotiations going...for what? MORE dead Jews?

I would date the beginning, at least the beginning of failure to the Madrid Conference. The decision to replace the joing "Palestinian" and Jordanian team, and though the "Palestinians" were in touch with Tunis, they were more moderate, as was Jordan, with Yasser Arafat. Who Bush I and Baker figured could rally the populace. And brought him back from Tunis. Yasser got the last laugh, he rallied the populace, but not around peace.

Not going to bother to look up the GDP per person in the West Bank and Gaza in those days, but in unadjusted for inflation currency, I'd guess triple what it is today. If I'm wrong, it's cause in double, their economy has only contracted by half.

Great idea, did a lot for the Arabs.