In those circumstances, virtually every Palestinian feels bitter resentment at what the Oslo peace has not produced.

The collapse of the Oslo peace, and the subsequent violence, has made an Israeli-Palestinian deal more necessary, but less possible.

Nor has the Oslo peace plan stopped Israel's creeping annexation of the West Bank.

As a result of the partially fulfilled Oslo peace agreements, clear border lines now exist between Palestinian-administered territory and areas that are under full Israeli control.

Israel has not been immune, and the Oslo peace was both a consequence and a catalyst of this change.

About $300 million was spent in the first four years after the Oslo peace accord of 1993.

The same thing goes for independent foundations that remain committed to the principles of the Oslo peace agreements and peaceful dialogue with Israel.

Under the 1993 Oslo peace accord, Palestinians are not allowed to have heavy weapons, although they are allowed an armed security force.

The Oslo peace, he said bitterly, was a joke.

But this new economy was stoked by Israelis who came back from Silicon Valley after the Oslo peace.