"After watching the Palestinians follow a person who led them in the wildreness for fifty years, when there was an oasis to be had right under their feet, I'm just not convinced the subjects would come to the only conclusion you and I might."
Didn't the Jews follow Moses into the wilderness for forty years or so, according to the oft-transcribed oral tradition that would become the Old Testament? I mean, if you're going to point the finger of "duh" at an entire people...
My intent was to point out that the Palestinians would have had a nation state a long time ago.
And yes, there certainly is a 'DUH' factor involved.
Israel did have to leave Egypt.