Op-ed: Mr. Prime Minister, you must extend a hand in peace, even if it doesn't lead to peace. Not another declaration that you will 'meet with Abbas without preconditions.' You can try something a little more daring.

Analysis: 31 have been murdered in the current round of violence - and the efforts to change this trend haven't been enough so far. The government decided not to return bodies of terrorists - and some were returned. Closures were imposed over cities and towns - but most were only partial. What other measures were implemented, and which turned out to be a farce?