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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (53990)	10/22/2002 4:44:06 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<...He might be, if the last talks hadn't fallen apart over "right of return" to Israel. The basic trouble with the two-state solution is that the Palestinians themselves do not want it. Hamas says so, Hizbullah says so, and Arafat says so in Arabic as if no one could translate...>> Nadine: Hamas, Hizbullah (and even Arafat) are big problems and they all DO NOT represent the views of the majority of the Palestinians...On the other hand, I feel Sharon and hardliners like Netanyahu do not accurately represent the views of the majority of the folks in Israel today...We need NEW LEADERSHIP on both sides in order to build acceptable levels of trust...The Terrorist Groups will have to be dealt with one way or another. -S2

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (53990)	10/22/2002 10:44:46 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

The basic trouble with the two-state solution is that the Palestinians themselves do not want it. Hamas says so, Hizbullah says so, and Arafat says so in Arabic as if no one could translate. I'm increasingly convinced that this misreading is one of the critical mistakes. No one actually knows the answer to the question, how would the Palestinians react to a two state solution, until it's tried, seriously. My own guess is that the sigh of relief extending throughout much of the ME would be so large, given enough time to take hold seriously, that the one's who didn't accept it would be very, very few. Some still would not. But they would have a much more difficult time gaining support (followers and money) than before.