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Date Posted: 02:59:54 05/11/02 Sat
Author: John
Author Host/IP: 1Cust210.tnt8.west-houston2.tx.da.uu.net / 67.210.133.210
Subject: I believe DEBKAfile warned this would happen...
In reply to: Richard 's message, "The myth of "suicide" bombings" on 08:05:47 05/09/02 Thu

I remember seeing a message forwarded to me -- from DEBKAfile (www.debka.com) or some other source -- saying that this is precisely what would happen. This was weeks ago now. I'm sorry to see that the source was right.

I do have a question: Why do you think the world would be any more outraged if Hamas were using more "conventional" tactics? It's certainly not the use of "suicide bombers" that legitimizes their tactics; the ploy is just too transparent and too well understood by too many, even in the Muslim world from what I've read. But to speak out openly against the Palestinians' tactics is perceived to be speaking for Israel, and neither the West nor the Middle East seems to be too happy with doing that. In fact, I dare say the one thing that outrages "world public opinion" more than Palestinian "suicide bombings" is Israeli conventional response to it. So I believe it wouldn't matter if Hamas were using more "remote" tactics; they wouldn't raise any more hue and cry than they do now, as those tactics would be, if anything, less innately offensive.

A final thought: It's my understanding (direct from some Israelis, not just from news sources) that Israel is one of the most politically divided nations on earth. The Palestinians should count themselves lucky that this is so. There are too many Israelis already who are thinking, "No Arabs, no problem" (as a T-shirt made locally says)...and the Palestinians have no one to blame but themselves (and especially their leaders and opinion-shapers) for that.

John

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