[Dog Gone]

That's an excellent question, and it's one I'd like to see discussed. I'm sure the Israelis have some idea, too, but I've never seen any polling data or anything that would shed light on the question.

Most Palestinians are not terrorists, even if they support them. Most are civilians who work to put food on the table. If their leaders told them that peace had been achieved, and the struggle was over, I'm sure most would be relieved.

Civilian populations can be swayed in their opinions by their leaders. The Germans weren't Nazis before Hitler, and after the war was over, they weren't Nazis, either. You can think of countless examples where a population quickly reversed its opinion on something like this.

Of course, this discussion is entirely moot until there is a Palestinian leader who will do something other than preach Jihad against Israel.

We need to see a coup in the Palestinian ranks that takes out Arafat. Israel and the US has to have plausible deniability in assisting it. It has to be clearly a Palestinian coup. I hope we're thinking along those lines.

[kapn kuek]

We need to see a coup in the Palestinian ranks that takes out Arafat

It will be a glorious day when AraFat is dead! The world will be a much nicer place.

[Anamensis]

Civilian populations can be swayed in their opinions by their leaders. The Germans weren't Nazis before Hitler, and after the war was over, they weren't Nazis, either. You can think of countless examples where a population quickly reversed its opinion on something like this.

I don't know if I agree with this, Europeans were anti-semitic before Hitler and they are extremely anti-semitic now. Oh, they've closed down the crematoriums and whatnot, but now they work through the UN to make Israel as vulnerable as possible.