The Annapolis Conference

It seems a little absurd to me that anyone thinks a middle east peace conference dealing with the Israel-Palestine question could be sucessful without addressing the fact that Hamas is still in control of Gaza. Any agreement, or framework for agreement, on a two-state solution simply could not be implemented in half of a prospective Palestinian state without Hamas onside. There seems to me to be three paths moving forward: (1) Political acceptance and engagement of Hamas by Fatah, Israel and the Western powers; (2) Palestinian civil war until either Hamas or Fatah ultimately prevail; (3) Continuing the status quo of Israeli disengagement and retreat behind the seperation wall. I would like to see #1 happen, but I'm almost certain #3 will happen for the forseeable future.