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Rick Richman of Jewish Current Issues is now writing for Contentions as well.

Today he has a post about Peres who talks favorably about the Saudi peace plan--and all we need to make it work are guarantees for Israel's security. You know, so we don't have a repeat of the disaster of The Disengagement.

Richman notes:

It is not clear what "guarantees" Peres has in mind: perhaps a "binding" UN resolution (like Res.1701, which required all UN members to stop the flow of weapons into Lebanon); or a "robust" international force (like the one that watched Hezbollah not only replenish but redouble its arsenal); or an explicit U.S. commitment (like George W. Bush's April 14, 2004 Gaza disengagement letter, promising U.S-led efforts to "prevent areas from which Israel has withdrawn from posing a threat that would have to be addressed by any other means").

Like the saying goes: those who do not learn from history can usually be found pursuing politics in Israel.