And second, because the whole premise of Oslo was that Israel would make irrevocable concessions to the Palestinians in return for a single irrevocable change by the Palestinians: a transition from conflict to peaceful negotiations.
On July 6 it released a "revenue ruling" that clears up long standing gift and estate tax issues relating to an estate-planning tool--irrevocable grantor trusts--widely used by wealthy families.
In one method, the insured sets up an irrevocable trust to buy a life-insurance policy and pays the premiums by giving sums of money to the trust annually.
Our own Foundation, Dancing Star (www.dancingstarfoundation) is working with partners and colleagues around the world to vastly multiply the environmental awareness and on-the-ground efforts by animal rights activists, conservation biologists and educators throughout the world to help stem the tide of irrevocable damage to the living earth.