As English wisdom says, you can endlessly look at three things: burning fire, running water and how the other person works (there are three things you can watch forever: fire, water, and other people working).

There are other options for aphorism. For a quarter century (if not more) you can endlessly look at the unification of democratic forces. The tradition laid down by G.A. Yavlinsky, strong and only grows stronger. Those who are interested in Ukrainian affairs know that they can also look at infinity to reach an agreement with their brothers - and on any matter - anyway. No wonder the tale of a white bull was born on the Dnieper.

The settlement of relations between the Israeli military and the Palestinian patriots also belongs to the same category. The problem is more than half a century old, and things are still there.

Naturally some kind of Pigeon book, to which

“We converged, gathered together

Forty kings with a prince

Forty Princes with Prince,

Forty priests, forty deacons,

A lot of people, small people,

Orthodox Christians. "

And even more heterodox, mostly Protestants. And no one was able to resolve the contradictions between the cousins.

But US President Donald Trump is not afraid of difficult tasks. He announced a "deal of the century" that will reconcile the Israelis with the Palestinians and bring long-awaited silence to the Holy Land.

Outsiders, however (and belonging to various camps), are in no hurry to rejoice so far and show restraint on the verge of skepticism.

Perhaps the observers' memory is better than the victorious Trump. US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright so aggressively urged PLO leader Yasser Arafat to accept the then deal of the century that he fled from it, like the beautiful Joseph from Potiphar's wife. Palestinian-Israeli relations, in spite of all the charm of Madame Albright, remained unchanged.

But even if you don’t remember the affairs of bygone days (although why not remember?), There are a lot of oddities in the Trump announcement.

“The deal of the century (year, month, millennium)” is called fait accompli, something already held and signed. When it turns out that before signing even before the moon, it makes more sense to call the development of the US president "the proposition of the century." For so far, Trump is only trying to impose a discussion, but whether the Israeli and Palestinian parties agree is a godsend.

Therefore, skeptical observers emphasize that Trump's initiative may be interesting, but first you need to listen to the Israelis and Palestinians. And here everything is complicated. Palestinian leader Abbas strongly opposed, and. about. Prime Minister Netanyahu is more likely in favor, but since Israel is now without leadership (at least strategic), and the elections are only a month later (and not the fact that they will bring a stable government), enthusiasm and. about. is not significant enough.

In addition, we should wait until completely blatant blunders will be removed from the "proposition of the century". For example, Trump simultaneously confirmed that Jerusalem is the single and indivisible capital of Israel (“this is very important”), and promised that his plan “will more than double the Palestinian territory with the Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, where America will proudly open an embassy.” How to combine this, one Trump knows. Of course, the American redneck from the backwoods is that on the forehead, that on the forehead, but there is no such certainty about Abbas and Netanyahu.

So there are no worked out proposals, there is no agreement (at least preliminary) among the interested parties, and most importantly, it is not clear what happened, why the Israeli-Palestinian problem, which for more than half a century has been the square of the circle, is suddenly quickly resolved to everyone’s pleasure. There are no prerequisites for this.

Moreover, if the conflict has been in a sluggish state for so long, this means that everyone is used to reluctantly, the track is run over. To turn off it, extraordinary efforts and a radical change in the situation are needed. Namely: either a complete mutual exhaustion of forces (where is it?), Or the appearance of such an enemy that makes us forget the old feuds (and where is this enemy?).

So the high-profile Trump proposal more closely resembles the propaganda pouf for internal use. Like a similar puff with the DPRK: Kim Jong-un what he was, he stayed like that, but how much noise there was.

It’s just that American customs prescribe the president from time to time to make a resounding statement: “The peoples of the Earth! There is a promise! The infinite world is secured. Any attempt to destroy it now will also encounter an insurmountable resistance. For from now on there is on the ground one median area, which is stronger than all other volatilities and scores, and together taken. This is nothing to be achieved, everything is self-reliant belongs to me. And from now on, no one will dare to say: “War”, when I say: “Peace”. Again, impeachment, the November elections - how not to make noise?

Others, not so involved in intra-American affairs, can calmly observe the new imperial puff from the side. Mindful of the wisdom of King Solomon: "And this will pass."

The author’s point of view may not coincide with the position of the publisher.