Few people in June 1967 would have imagined that, 36 years
later, controversy would still engulf the territories won by
Israel in the Six-Day War. Numerous peace plans have sought to
resolve the status of the West Bank and Gaza, but without
success. Now, on the anniversary of that war, George W. Bush is
trying again. In Aqaba last week, the president urged the
Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers to put aside
"humiliation, killing and mourning," and to follow his "road
map" to peace. Mr. Bush has placed his prestige behind the
initiative, though presidents have done so previously and
failed. Ultimately, his success will depend not only on his
commitment to the process, but on his determination to face the
core issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict. These are the issues
that triggered the 1967 war, and which have pitted Palestinians
against Israelis ever since. * * * Over the years, Israeli's
attitude toward Palestinians has transformed radically. Less
than a decade after Labor Prime Minister Golda Meir decla