"Akiva Eldar" is an Israeli columnist for Al-Monitor and author. He was a chief political columnist and editorial writer for the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, where he worked for 35 years—his final column in English for the paper appeared on 13 November 2012. He also wrote columns for the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun, lectured at Tel Aviv University's School of Journalism and worked as a consultant for CBS News.

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The problem is that he became a negative icon in the Arab world, in the eyes of the Palestinians, in the eyes of the entire international community.

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When he talks to the Palestinians he thinks about a referendum in Israel ... He is focusing on the Israeli that still doesn't trust Arafat, that still remembers the terrorist attacks.

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The chances are not very good that the Palestinians and the Israelis will cut the only possible deal - which is the sovereignty of the Temple Mount being transferred to the Palestinians and the Palestinians giving up their dream of the right of return.

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There are risks in someone who believes that the peace process started the day he was elected prime minister. And he doesn't consult with people who spent hundreds of hours with Palestinians and Syrians, because he thinks he knows everything better than everyone else.

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In past elections, the parties all adopted strong positions on the issue of peace. But this time, the voters aren't looking for peace - they're looking for quiet.

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