It is as certain as anything can be in politics that the next Democratic President will appoint a Special Envoy to force Israel to make risky territorial concessions to the Palestinians:

That little bit about the Republicans is disingenuous on two levels. The first is that the Republicans who have a chance at winning generally err on the side of not giving terrorists the benefit of the doubt (Rudy, Fred!, etc). The second is that there's a radical difference between who a Republican would appoint and who a Democrat would appoint. The post Bush-I Republicans have tended to favor treating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a military problem, and so they send generals. The Democrats - well, their last guy thought that

References:
* A moment of clarity [Ha'aretz]
* I Don't Mean to Nitpick [MR]

Previously:
* Democratic Jews Now Just Fucking With MR
* Memo To Democratic Jews: "US Engagement In The Peace Process" Is Bad For Israel, Barack Obama Edition
* MR Has A Question For Democratic Jews: Are You Fucking Retarded?