Abbas quits

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Kevin - "Don't you see it rather as a step towards subjegation, rather than cooperation...? Is Israel's solution a full-on assault on the Palestinian people if such actions incited a more severe intifada....? "

How is this a full-on assualt on the Palestinian people? They're not all terrorists. Israel's targetting the upper tier of the PLO union.

What would be cooperating? Nothing short of laying down for genocide will be viewed as cooperation in the eyes of the PA.

Arafat was hiding in Tunisia before Oslo. Only Israeli peaceniks brought him back.

What do you mean by escalation? When infants are being shot dead in their sleep, things have escalated. Sure there will be an increase of clashes, at first, but once the people who are organizing these "uprisings" are gone, and the billions of aid dollars Arafat steals finally makes it's way to the people, I think things will mellow. He will not help the long term well being of his adopted people.

The intifada wasn't created because of Oslo, or Sharon, it was created because Israel was seen as week when it remained passive during the first Gulf War. Legitimizing the PLO, and granting diplomacy only elevated their support within the Arab world. That is the real reason why we have reached this boiling point now.

I believe Arafat is a filthy genocidal maniac. His power must be restrained, and he should be brought to justice for his crimes.