Q. Howa are (recent) developments likely to affect the Israeli-Palestinian dynamic in the coming months? Q. What does renewed relations with Libya tell us about Bush's democratic reform program for the Arab world?

Q. To what extent, if at all, are the prospective American fence and the border it delineates similar to Israel's fence and the situation along the green line? Q. What are the security issues reflected in the recent Israel High Court of Justice decisions?

Q. ...Quartet aid bypassing the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government...? Q. ...Bush-Olmert meetings next week...?

Q. How successful will the Olmert government be at achieving its principal objectives? Q. Is this pessimistic outlook regarding the Olmert government's capacity to deal with the Palestinian issue also a reflection of the structural drawbacks of the Israeli electoral and political system as a whole?

Q. ...how do you deal with the argument that the first disengagement was in fact a failure...? Q. ...how will Peretz' dovish views on the Palestinian issue affect the decisions he makes?