Permanent Temporariness.

The author comments on the revelation of the Palestine Papers. He believes that these papers suggest that the Palestinian negotiators were more than willing to work with Israel on its security requirements and their demands for collaboration increased. He believes that the statebuilding effort must be perceived in the context of counter-insurgency. He ponders upon the statement of Tzipi Livni about Israel's strategy which is based on the aim of becoming a national home for Jews.