"All ashore" for Condoleezza's conference--or is it headed for the shoals?

With great interest by both sides in her visit, Rice and senior American officials are trying to tamp down expectations about what can be accomplished in the near term, nervous that a conspicuous failure to pull off the peace conference could spark new violence in the Palestinian territories or have other unforeseen consequences. "Abbas also called for 'a real political horizon that will bring assurances to the people and launches a genuine and credible peace process.'" At an Oct. 23 panel at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC Maen Areikat, Gregory Khalil and Khaled Elgindy discussed lessons learned from Camp David.