Word: arabize
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...could be heard on Jordanian radio pledging to take back all of Palestine. Soon after, during a speech at a South African Mosque, he vowed to carry the Jihad to Jerusalem. And so the pattern continued, with one message broadcast to western media, a very different one to the Arab World. By repeatedly reinforcing the notion that compromise was not an option, the groundwork for peace was never established...
...Zeit University poll found that 74 percent of Palestinians feel that even if East Jerusalem were to come under Palestinian control, Israel has no right to be in West Jerusalem. Predictably, although Israel continues to have a formidable peace movement with the goal of reaching out to their Arab brethren, no comparable movement exists among Palestinians...
...When Ehud Barak's Camp David offer of far-reaching concessions was spurned by Arafat, and violence ensued, a tragic consequence were the casualties sustained by rock-throwing youths standing among the Palestinian snipers. Arab leaders indignantly denied the suggestion that the teenagers had been deliberately placed in harm's way to gain sympathy points on the nightly news. However, their protests were muffled when USA Today reported on December 8 that Palestinian women from Tulkarm were outraged that their children were being picked up after school and brought into battle zones, and had written a protest letter to Arafat...
...Similar to established dictatorships in the Arab world, Palestinian leaders recognize that to stay in power, they must deflect attention away from their own corruption by continuously rousing anger against a common enemy. Unfortunately, they have been quite successful at it, and, in the process, created a culture of hate. Until a leadership emerges that truly wants what's best for the people, resumption of the peace talks would be a fruitless effort...
...Absolutely. And that's why Powell had been stressing that it's in everyone's interests for the Arab leadership to avoid pouring fuel on the fire. The only Arab leader gaining from the intifada is probably Saddam Hussein, who is boosting his popularity throughout the Arab world by the support he's offering. So the moderate Arab regimes would like the level of violence reduced, but they can't be seen to be not supporting Arafat and the Palestinians. So it's certainly in their interests to not oppose a measure of cooperation between Arafat and Sharon...