[BrooklynGOP]

The real story here is that while they can't say it publicly, U.S. officials understand that the P.A. has good reasons to bring in these weapons to help defend the population from the Israeli onslaught using assasination teams, tanks, attack helicopters and warplanes.

Good one. Arafat started this intifadah. If the Israelis had their way the Palestinians would be stuck defending themselves with stones, and even then they would be crying in the press how the stonethrowing kids were brutalizing their soldiers.

Let's keep in mind how west bank came under Israel's control... Arabs attacked Israel...