I often write about reconciling. Reconciling, or maybe half-reconciling between antagonists, between people who are deadly enemies.

I often write about reconciling. Reconciling, or maybe half-reconciling between antagonists, between people who are deadly enemies.

I want Israel to live in peace with its neighbors and in peace with itself.

I write in words. I don't write in sounds or in shapes or in flavors.

But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country.

The Palestinians are not going anywhere - -they have nowhere to go. The Israeli Jews also aren't going anywhere - they have nowhere to go. But we cannot become one happy family, because we are not. So, we have to divide the house into two smaller apartments and learn how to say, "good morning" in the hall every day. Eventually, perhaps we will pop in on each other for a cup of coffee. But we need this semi-detached house, a two-family unit.

I'm a great believer in compromise. I know it's not popular among young idealists.