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To: tejek who wrote (145053)	4/15/2002 3:11:45 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573092

Ted, I know that it helps people on the Israeli side to think that but I find it hard to believe that any people like poverty, disease and living in squalor and chaos that much that they would look for ways to continue it. Just possibly, their motivation may be something different than that. I didn't make the distinction clear in my post, even though I thought it was obvious, which is that I was talking about the acute problem: suicide bombings, which are now followed by Israeli retaliation. I have a feeling that you are deliberately avoiding the subject, and it wasn't just misunderstanding. The subject is that the Palestinians found a weapon which Israel con't stop, which is the suicide bombers. I have a feeling (just a WAG) that they (Palestinians) are thrilled beyond belief that they are more or less fighting Israel on the level playing field, (at least in their minds), and all the other things (desperate living conditions) don't really matter as much at this time. There is a thrill in hurting the rich and powerful. You should know it, since you are a representative of a party which has this at the center of its platform, and would be reduced to the size of Greens instantly if this plank was removed. Anyway, Palestinians have far more grievences on top of this one: territorial claims, the natural (or acquired) distaste for Jews etc. Anyway, they brought the terror to the streets, malls, cafe's of Israel, and it is thrilling to them. Back to the original subject, Powel and Rice talk about the steps both sides need to take simultaneously to lower the tension. The failing of this "plan" is that that it assumes that both sides find the present situation (suicide bombings/retaliations) undesirable. But I am guessing that one side (Palestinian) finds the current situation (suicide bombings / retaliations) highly desirable, and they have no incentive to stop. Joe