I can't see that happening...
"Palestine" going to battle against Hamas, Hezbollah, and the rest of them?
I would only believe that possible had I seen Arafat quietly being buried somewhere, with little mourning and fanfare. No, he was celebrated, he was their hero. They stand for everything he stood for...the complete eradication of Israel.
I can't see that happening...Since he's dead and can't speak for himself, the winners are going to be the ones to define his place in history. If Abbas and the PA win, he will be remembered as the guy that shook hands with Rabin and took the first step towards peace."Palestine" going to battle against Hamas, Hezbollah, and the rest of them?
I would only believe that possible had I seen Arafat quietly being buried somewhere, with little mourning and fanfare. No, he was celebrated, he was their hero. They stand for everything he stood for...the complete eradication of Israel.
Hamas and the PA have been harsh rivals for years. The Hamas guys know that peace makes them largely irrelevant, while the PA guys know it makes them a government.
There will be provocations, to be sure. But Shimon Peres said it best: "fight terrorism as if there were no prace, seek peace as if there were no terrorism".
-Eric