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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
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To: zonder who wrote (70140)4/30/2003 1:32:06 PM
From: Cary Salsberg  Read Replies (1) of 70976
 
RE: "As the talks broke down and the occupation continued (with increased settlements), how else would the Palestinian side fight?"

1. The talks made progress. They didn't reach an agreement, but they didn't break down.

2. At Oslo, the Pals committed to peaceful resolution. If they had no response to lack of agreement but violence, then their Oslo pledges were a sham. In fact, the Israeli electorate considers Oslo a sham, now.

RE: "...perhaps Arafat's expectations will have been lower than they were before."

Arafat snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for, perhaps, the last time. His intifada has turned the Pals movement over to Hamas and the other terrorists. Abbas will not be able to meet the US and Israel's demand for an end to violence. If the Pal side is controlled by terrorists and Sharon is the leftwing fringe of his current government, things are looking very grim for the future of tha Pals.
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