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Jul 2000 time: 07:21
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Pochti vse izrailtyane tut s rosiyi.
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Jul 2002 time: 07:21
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quote: Originally posted by Sirotnikov
4) che- sure, israel must do everything to make itself likeable. you know, the police force has alot to learn from it. If it would leave hot cocoa around and free cash, there would be no robbing and stealing, and the criminals would like the police more. |
You are absolutely right Sirotnikov. How could one even go as far as thinking about committing a crime while he's holding a cup of hot cocoa in one hand and a handful of cash in the other?
Seriously now, there's nothing Israel can do to make itself more likeable by the Palestinians, because there's always one force or another that drives Palestinians to hate Israel.
A hundred years ago it was Xenophobia that made the Palestinians act with hostility towards the new arriving jews and frequently harass their towns. With the founding of the state of Israel it was a feeling of defeat and lost honor that made the Palestinians reject jews and Israel. I believe around the '70s things have changed in the way that it was now a force of rising nationality that drove the Palestinians away from accepting Israel.
Finally, with the founding of the PA, the Palestinians' national struggle was kept alive by Arafat and his supporters because they needed to use Israel as a scapegoat to blame for all the trouble and the pain that the Palestinian people have been through, and they knew that as soon as a true, honest and stable peace was established the Palestinian people would turn their attention to the PA and demand it to function as a normal and responsible government, which it couldn't because it is inherently corrupt, and sonner or later (most likely sooner) it would being to rapidly lose popularity. When it tries to hold its position by force, the Palestinian people would rebel and the PA territories would be thrown into civil unrest and anarchy (yes, just like on Civ ).
Fortunately, the process described above has already begun. Many of the Palestinian people are trying to rid themselves of this tyrrant. Unfortunately, many others still seek a national hero to unite behind and see Arafat as their national hero. From time to time we hear about gunfights between different factions in the PA, some of which even went on in Arafat's headquarters.
I have hopes that Arafat's regime will fall and a new sensible and responsible Palestinian leadership will arise, but the way it seems from here this is not going to happen, as the Hamas is very popular in the Gaza strip. However, only time will tell...
Edit- fixed a spelling mistake.
Last edited by Shiber on 22-07-2002 at 03:49
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