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Originally Posted by fatboy
The Palestinians demand, in part, that the Jews be killed and Israel be wiped off the map. Without this they will continue to send their 16 year old kids out to blow up Jews. Their opinion is in the overwhelming minority and yet they can still inflict tremendous harm.
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Not entirely correct. Initially, there were relatively few Palestinians with fanatical beleives about killing all Jews and eliminating the state of Israel. Most Palestinians, I think, would be very happy if only were they given their own state. However, with every Israeli attack, the number of terrorist sypathizers grows, tantamount to the situation in Israel, where the supporters of tough measures against Palestinians embrace more people after each terrorist attack. The only way out of this is for one side to make a first step. A real step. But, like I said before, this conflict is a mess; neither side really wants peace
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Yes, of course. It wouldn't stop Jihadists or fundamentalist Muslims like bin Laden though
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No, it wouldn't. But if the Islamists are not supported by the majority of Muslims, acting against them will probably not cause universal outrage