Yus,
you sound like George Bush Jnr, the greatest waffler of our time. Mark you brother, do not take my tone as that of attacking you, it is just that i cannot see how you can blame someone like Arafat whose hands are tied behind him. The Isrealis should be lucky that they have Arafat. If he dies whilst they are occupying Palestinian lands, i have no doubt that all hell will break loose in the Middle-East. God Forbid.
Ariel Sharon is nothing but a thug and terrorist. Even Ben Gurion the father of the Isreali nation abhoured Sharon's fanatical tendencies back in the early days of the Isreali-Palestinian conflict. Sharon provoked the wrath of the Palestinians with his infamous visit to the Dome of Rock just before his election.
How do you expect the Palestinians to react when their homes are being bulldozed everyday to make way for settlers? These suicide bombers are desperate and we should go beyond the simplistic perception that they are just hate-mongers who just want to chase the Isrealis out of the Middle-East. I do not think or believe that a 16 year old girl will blow herself up simply because she hates Jews. It must be something more complex.
Best regards,
Mboge
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>Kotu Habib:
>Thanks for the forward.
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>But I think this forum has been lacking objectivity by simply focussing on
>the Palestinian side of the story. This, IMO, does a disservice to this
>medium as it pertains to viewing this conflict objectively.
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>While occupation is wrong, one also has to take into consideration what has
>led us to this point. The Palestinian fringe groups have also wreaked much
>carnage on Israel, and given these circumstances, Israel is also in a fight
>for its survival.
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>Don't get me wrong, I understand the humiliation that the Palestinian people
>have suffered, but the leadership of both sides are also to blame for what is
>transpiring now. Both sides have failed their people and just maybe, one way
>tickets to Mars for both Arafat and Sharon might help see a peaceful
>situation to this conflict achieved.
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>Until then, both sides will continue to act violently. Again, i reiterate
>that both sides have to be held accountable for what has happened...
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>-Yus
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