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I am neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestinian. I am pro-let's stop killing the fucking civilians and find some peace so I don't have to read about dead 3 year olds on MSNBC. And the first step... the very first step... is cutting out the suicide attacks. Who's directly responsible for those? Palestinian extremists. So the ball is in their court, and they refuse to move.
Well, who could make them move then? A true leader of the Palestinian people. One whom would crack down on militants, make it known that hatred toward the others would not be tolerated, and lead peaceful protests to the occupation.
Arafat is none of that. He hates Israel as much as the extremists do. He just has to be diplomatic about it.
So the public needs to force change. They need to install a government that will suit them in their quest for an end to the occupation.
In the mean time, Israel has to continue to defend its citizens by eliminating threats when they appear. It is a shitty reality, but it is the reality.
The ball is in the Palestinians' court. They need to make the move.
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