To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (2223 ) 9/15/2001 5:20:05 PM From: chalu2 Respond to of 27720 >>Well I don't see them having much more than a few slingshots and a few beat up rifles. On the other hand, the Israeli govt has....well, you know what they have << The Palestinians have 70,000 modern assault rifles, which the Israelis gave them in their (misguided) belief that they would have peace!!!!! In that region, only the Israelis have returned land when a true peace offer was made (they have returned the crucial Sinai peninsula TWICE). I know you will never change your views, but please don't misguide others. The Palestinians would only use their own state as a launching pad for the obliteration of Israel, armed to the teeth by their brothers in arms, and terrorist states. I know it, you know it, and the Israelis know it.As far as Palestinians children being killed, I can identify the murderer and his name is Yasser Arafat. He has directed that the militia fire on Israel from amongst children; they then use the inevitable civilian deaths as a propaganda tool. We never see what they really do because the true footage shot by journalists is confiscated or never even recorded because photojournalists are subjected to death threats. Here is the proper analysis: You and you family are walking, and you have a machine gun. A crowd of 100 people approach, among them men, women and children and 10 men with rifles. The men with rifles are dispersed among the men, women & children. They will kill you and your family if you don't shoot. When the riflemen shoot, you will, of course, shoot back to save your family. Will children get killed? Yes. But who is their true murderer? And who is the truly responsible for the "disproportionate" deaths used so cunningly to gain a propaganda advantage?