Jerome M. Segal is director of the Peace Consultancy Project at the University of Maryland's Center for International and Security Studies. In this column in today's issue of Haaretz, Segal lays out a peace process, inclusive of Hamas participation, which he suggests could lead to Palestinian statehood within one year.

I offer it as one of the few comprehensive and concrete plans that I have seen from the myriad experts in this area and, accordingly, I believe it merits consideration by those of us who express frequent interest in the topic.

Any comments this weekend that are directed to me are not likely to be answered because I'm off to G-d's country, the Berkshire Mountains (and in particular for all you American history buffs, just a hop, skip and a jump from the sign that marks the site of the last fateful battle of the famed Shay's Rebellion). In order to preserve domestic tranquility, I will not be searching for internet access this weekend.

Enjoy the weekend everybody.

Bruce

P.S. Don't miss MJ's Friday piece at Israel Policy Forum this weekend. It's a homer. http://www.ipforum.org/display.cfm?id=6&Sub=15