Saturday September 17, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

It is time to ask some serious questions about Palestinian goals and expectations.

In his speech before the UN General Assembly Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made some revolutionary statements. He said:
"The right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel does not mean disregarding the rights of others in the land."
"They [Palestinians] are also entitled to freedom and to a national, sovereign existence in a state of their own."

Sharon was open, blunt, honest and magnanimous.
How did the Palestinians interpret his words?

According to Jabril Rajoub, the PA chief advisor on security, "The message that everyone in the street got was building settlements, what's happening in Jerusalem, and the fence."

Palestinians have determined that Sharon is not giving enough.
Will it ever be enough?
Will Palestinians ever be able to coexist with Israel?
Will Palestinians ever hear anything other than the chanting of their own defeatist, defiant mantra?