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To do less is to invite anniliation. I think the Palestinians are coming into the latter stage and perhaps beginning to sense that irrespective of their just claims, they will have to accept a loser's peace, which is IMO is generous from the winner's perspective.
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i think it works both ways, to be sure. as ariel sharon duly noted, the demographics work against israel- and for a populace that shows an amazing tolerance of doing stupid, suicidal things just to get at the israelis. golda meir and abba eban knew this very well.
the israelis need to talk before the last shreds of rationality disappear. if hamas or the palestinians as a whole were to turn towards al-qaeda style nihilism... 
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Last edited by astralis : 04-26-2008 at 23:25 PM.
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