SUPERANNO In Brokers of Deceit, Rashid Khalidi analyzes the "Reagan Plan" of 1982, the 1991-1993 period covering the Madrid Peace Conference to the signing of the Oslo Accords, and President Obama's retreat from his initially firm positions on the preconditions for a resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. These moments reveal how the United States and Israel have colluded to prevent the emergence of a viable Palestinian state and preserve a status quo favorable to Israel.