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Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

What is it that you think they did, besides rebel against an oppressive MONARCHY, not a democracy, not a republic, rather, a tyranical MONARCHY. I guess that's what should happen to people who dissent, right?

If you come into a country and start stirring up trouble, then yes.

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

The PA is not reflective of ALL the Palestinian people, and in fact, the amount who partake in suicide bombing is quite small. Most Palestinians dislike Arafat, but what options do they have? Who else even slightly represents them? If it weren't Arafat, it'd be someone from Hamas. Do you think that'd be better?

So the Palestinians do nothing to make their situation better by electing someone else, but you say that wouldn't matter anyway. So they are just screwed to begin with?

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

If you truly believe they bring "all" of this upon themselves, you really don't have a clue. Certainly the PA carries blame. Certainly other Arab nations carry the blame. CERTAINLY the state of Israel carries some of the blame, but to insinuate that it's all the fault of a people who live in a kind of poverty and oppression that you couldn't possibly imagine is just absurd.

I agree. I don't think the Palestinians carry all of the blame, but they are certainly not doing much to make it better either. Stopping suicide bombers would be a good place to start. Like it or not, even if Arafat has no control over these groups like Hamas, when they bomb in the name of Palestine it doesn't reflect well on Arafat.