Looking beyond the fog of war to imagine future Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations

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DFLP leader Nayef Hawatmeh. Credit: Wikipedia

Five decades ago, Nayef Hawatmeh, an aging left-wing guerrilla leader, created a template for a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian resistance that has lessons for today’s warring parties.

The leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Mr. Hawatmeh, sought to break the cycle of Israeli-Palestinian violence by embracing a compromise resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the principle of dialogue.

Tacitly backed by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat, Mr. Hawatmeh put his money where his mouth was by becoming the first Palestinian leader to offer Israel a two-state solution in an unprecedented direct appeal to the Israeli public.