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Originally Posted by Tashah 
I can't speak for Don of course, but I can comment on my own behalf.
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This is fine, other opinions are always welcome.
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Neither side has embraced and/or implemented all facets of the Road Map. I personally believe that the Road Map became a moot vehicle for moving forward when Hamas partitioned Palestine. Since the Palestinians in-toto either cannot or will not adhere to the Road Map, I see no sensible reason for Israel to be bound by its constraints either. It's a simple either/or scenario. Either both sides meet their pertinint sign-post goals, or these lofty goals are rendered into useless and moot objectives.
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Which is kind of my point. Israel has not complied with its requirements under the road map yet Don criticizes Palestinians for doing exactly the same thing. To list all the instances where Palestinians have not acted in accordance with peace agreements yet ignore each and every such act from Israel does not reflect a fair position of what is occuring.
He seems to be trying to paint the picture that peace is not progressing because of Palestinian acts only. As I highlighted in the other thread Israel is doing to plenty to halt the peace programme by its own actions.
Also, I would not agree that Hamas has partitioned Palestine. They are the elected government that the people voted for and in any other case the people of Fatah who refuse to hand over authority to the elected government would be labelled criminals or terrorists.