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To: Bilow who wrote (20555)	3/3/2002 10:02:42 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The difference between the Mexican experience and that of the Palestinians is that it's quite unrealistic to expect Mexico to obtain the military force required to unpeel the US from that land. By comparison, Israel is severely outnumbered by the Moslem nations in that area. None of the neighbors have shown any eagerness to fight on the Palestinians' behalf lately; they just like to keep the conflict simmering, though by now it's starting to boil a little too hard for their comfort. So yes, the hypothetical Palestinian leader would have been reviled in many quarters and might have gotten shot. But on the other hand, the Palestinians would have gotten a state, a seat at the UN, and economic cooperation with Israel and Jordan, and a generally better life. Jordan made a peace treaty, gave up its claims on Palestine, and King Hussein survived. It was possible.