<There is a new trend, this past week, it seems: the Palestinians are after the soldiers and the settlers in the occupied territories, not the civilians within the recognized Israeli borders.

I'm sure neither the Egyptian nor the Jordanian governments want Israel dead. Nobody wants Israel's death but everybody wants his dignity back. That can be done without having to destroy a whole culture or country.

Raoul



Raoul, I'm just not buying it. If this is a new trend, then it takes the teeth out of your speculation of the Palestinians intent. If we could look back and see that palestinians were fighting Isreali militants only in their percieved borders, then you could be correct. The fact that they have waged terror on schoolchildren, buses and other innocent Isrealis in Isreal only reinforces the fact that they want Isreal dead. This also leads me to believe there will be no peaceful solution, until those who pull the strings are dealt with. After that it will still take 1 or 2 generations to purge the hatred from both sides of the equation.

If this really is a new trend, then it is a step in the right direction for Palestine to gain credibility. There is no instant credit in this part of the world. It must be earned, and its high time they started. Isreal and the US have a right to be wary of turn-cheek terrorists.

-Steve G.