Palestinians wait to have their IDs checked by Israeli soldiers at the Hawara checkpoint.
As long as West Bankers remain in a vise between enemy soldiers and homegrown terrorists, there can be no Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel. To reach that final goal, removing the checkpoints safely is a necessary but not sufficient step. So Rice's to-do list spans the range of contentious issues, including Hamas rule in Gaza, permanent Israeli and Palestinian borders, Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, and Palestinian refugees.
