Arab commentators have toned down their expectations, but some say the proposal will be useful even if it does nomore than clear up doubts that the Arabs are ready for peace and put the onus on Israel to respond.
When Bar-Lev asks Laura and Mark point-blank whether they might have helped Marla a little and got in over their heads, their straight-faced reactions, ending with Laura in tears, do less to alleviate doubts than to add a layer of discomfort, which is all the more dismaying because no one wins.