The Palestinian leadership is committing the same mistake it made in 1994, when it ignored the young generation.

Never trust a terrorist over 30...

Brigades of Martyr Yasser Arafat

BOM YA

Ha f*cking Ha.

I read a very persuasive article today by Dennis Ross, the chief Middle East negotiator under Bush I and Clinton. He argued that it is important that the Palestinians hold "national" elections very soon and that the United States and Israel have an interest in aiding them in that task.

rdelephant -

"National" elections for a non-nation. Interesting but then again Dennis Ross has long since bought into the notion of a Palestinian State.

I do believe that if there is a chance for any kind of agreement between Israel and the PLO it is now. Regardless of the language of the agreement, I give it about 3 months before it falls apart.

cynically yours...

Bush has bought into the notion of a Palestinian state, also. Hell, I even think Sharon recognizes that is where this seperation movement is headed.

I don't see any hope for peace in the short term. There is so much water under the bridge since Barak-Clinton. The parties have to undo the last few years of alienation before they can even try to tackle the final settlement issues again. How can a splintered Palestianian leadership with no history of leading accomplish that, especially with the spectre of Arafat hanging over eveything? Maybe if the United States took a more vigorous role, but I am not sure that Bush cares to spend any of his new political capital there.

I do think that when final status negotiations are complete, the peace will last and all will win, its just getting there that is the tough part.

So, let me see if I've got this straight. To protest being shut out of power by the old guard, these young idiots have decided to name themselves after the former head of said old guard, who specialized in shutting everyone out of power? And calling themselves martyrs after a corrupt old man who died in bed?

Makes perfect sense if you think about it - after all, what if that's actually their ultimate career goal, to die in bed?

J.

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