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To: William B. Kohn who wrote (25179)	4/14/2002 8:44:12 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 281500

You and Nadine are NOT alone William B. Kohn. M

To: William B. Kohn who wrote (25179)	4/15/2002 8:55:09 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

and i guess something is wrong when i disagree with an article by william buckley. Same here... But I disagree based upon his ignoring the state of chaos and mob rule that exists in the West Bank. When anarchy reigns, and the "police" are a criminal institution unto themselves, sometimes the only solution possible is to wipe the slate clean and start over. What I would really like to see happen is for Arafat to fall and a more moderate leader to come to power. One who will realize that he has to live with the Jews on good terms. And then we can commence the process of developing something that resemble a notional state. Palestine will never truly be able to achieve statehood until it ends its dependence upon Israeli infrastructure and its job markets. And I just don't see that becoming a reality for decades. The criminal negligence on the part of Arafat in squirreling all that money away, only to be spent on military weapons and terror, while ignoring the needs of his people, are indicative of the cynical attitude he has towards creating a working and functional state. And it will probably take a re-occupation, and international development program, with both Israel and Jordan cooperating in its rule, to re-educate these young kids into thinking about something other than blowing themselves up. But the better, but far less politically correct solution, is to overthrown Jordan's government and say "here.. there's your Palestinian state.. If you want to stay on the West Bank, you're subject to Israeli security concerns. If you don't like it, then move. We know that Jordan's King is under increasing pressure by his people to act, and that could result in his overthrow. Once he is gone, the dynamic between Israel and Jordan would drastically change. Jordan would likely be renamed Palestine, and turned into a homeland. That would negate the rationale for turning the West Bank into a state while, in fact, increasing Israel's rationale for retaining the territory. Of course, that would result in a near constant state of tension, and potential war between Israel and Jordan (and likely other Arab states).. But what's new, eh? Israel still would have the West Bank, and a smaller defensive border to guard. Hawk