Re: realpolitik newspeak and the middle east
Now the rest of the world wants Israel to negotiate with these folks? Why?
Isreal has three choices. The can finish the process of becoming what they hate and eliminate the Palestinians. Or they can continue to try and control the occupied territories and continue the current status quo and insure that their grandkids will still be trying to deal with the violence. Or they can negotiate with Arafat.
Those are Isreal's only 3 choices. I'll admit that dealing with Arafat isn't a real pleasant idea, but at some point the other alternative look even worse.
Jay
