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It is a double edged sword b/c they will not concede that a true Palestinian state can exist. Israel is the rulers of Palestine and they do not provide them with the daily necessities a government should, so they turn to the ones that do, Hamas. I agree that Arafat needs to be replaced but it is not as simple as black and white in regards to this. We need to ask, "why is the US so heavily involved?" If the answer in any way revolves around oil than I think we should rethink our policy. If it is truly our desire to protect Israel, than where is our desire to protect the people of Sudan today, etc.? This is the impression Arabs get today. They see through the facade and corruption. We support Saudi Arabia, nowhere near a free government yet we overthrow Saddam. If we are to be sucessful, we need to be consistent in our message to the Arab world.
My 2 cents...
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