On Wednesday, Israel expressed its willingness to make difficult compromises in order to achieve peace with the Palestinians, using an Arab proposal supported by Egypt and Jordan. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an article for the Guardian, emphasized the importance of approaching negotiations as a dialogue rather than a demand. Olmert acknowledged the potential for full normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab world and expressed readiness to engage in open and sincere discussions about the Arab peace initiative. He highlighted the need for a comprehensive peace process involving collaboration with Jordan, Egypt, and potentially other Arab nations, emphasizing the importance of a constructive and non-coercive approach to negotiations. His comments were released the day after the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, in which Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in a week and gained control of several territories. The Arab peace plan, agreed upon in March, proposes normalizing relations with Israel in exchange for a Palestinian state and the return of land taken in the 1967 war. Despite Olmert's willingness to consider the Arab initiative, little progress has been made, and tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have increased, particularly due to violence in Gaza. A summit between Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, initially planned to discuss Palestinian statehood, was postponed at the Palestinians' request as several agreements needed to be finalized before talks could begin. In a column published alongside Olmert's, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh stated that for Israel to truly seek peace, it must acknowledge the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, including the right of refugees who were displaced in 1948 to return. Haniyeh emphasized that in the 1967 war, while Israel gained control of Palestinian land, it did not conquer the people. He pointed out that the aftermath of the 1967 war has led to ongoing conflicts and instability in the Middle East. Haniyeh called for Israel to withdraw from all territories occupied in 1967, dismantle settlements in the West Bank, release Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, and recognize the right of refugees to return in order for the climate to change and for true peace to be achieved. Haniyeh concluded that Israel must acknowledge these basic rights of the Palestinian people if it is serious about peace. Our determination to achieve freedom and reunite all our children in a fully independent state of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital, cannot be hindered.