The weight of the evidence
of so many scholars, observers, pollsters and monitors make it almost
impossible to mitigate, not to mention ignore the enormity of finding a
solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
When
one grasps the duration of the conflict and its roots, when one fully
faces the depth of animosity towards Israel and the antisemitism that
permeates the Arab world from the political, religious and intellectual
elites down to the grass roots, the sheer magnitude of the challenge for
peacemakers becomes painfully apparent.
When
one admits the implications of Palestinian society’s behavior – the
repetitive pattern of over 90 years of rejection-ism on the diplomatic
front and a penchant for terrorism against civilians, the ‘readiness’ of
Arabs for co-existence and the chances of a breakthrough assume their
true proportions.
The
unwillingness to accept Israel as a legitimate non-Muslim political
entity is epitomized by the Palestinians asymmetrical demands for the
Right of Return of all Palestinian refugees to the Jewish state coupled
with a demand that the West Bank and Gaza be cleansed of all Jews.
So, where do we go from here? Is there no way out?
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