ABSTRACT
Israel can choose the goal of coexistence with the Palestinian Arabs and the Jordanians through territorial compromise and mutual national recognition. One can project four different scenarios by which Israel would have to negotiate peace on the basis of United Nations Resolution 242. They are as the ultimate product of renewed Camp David autonomy talks; in response to American pressure — as expressed in President Reagan’s September 1982 Peace Plan; jointly imposed by United States-Soviet action in the event that renewal of the Arab-Israeli conflict threatens to involve them directly to save client states; and as a consequence of Palestinian Arab agreement to recognize Israel, renounce terror, and negotiate a peace. There was no public debate within Israel over the Camp David accord to withdraw from north Sinai. A national discussion of territorial compromise would make clear that even the supporters of this position overwhelmingly oppose borders that might be based on the Rogers, Fahd or Fez plans.
