Haaretz - August 11

Saving Israel from itself
There were also harsher statements: "Do you understand what they want, where they're going? Because we don't." And with Israel having difficulty defining its goals, Rice decided there was no other way but to close a deal, for better or for worse, as far as the details go. Her people said she did Israel a favor, as it sought a way to stop the bloodshed without seeming to surrender. She saved Israel from itself.