Re: Occupied Palestine...
Or, negociated a peace deal. Let's face facts, Arafat had a peace deal in front of him, and chose not to take it.
That is called compromise.
He chose war.
The Intifada was the only kind of war availalble, and he thought he could extract extra concessions from Israel through violence. And he blew it. Blame Arafat, not the Israelis.
At the time of the second Intifada, the West Bank and Gaza has economies that were thriving and growing. Arafat put that at risk, and he miscalculated. It is about the fourth time that Arabs have miscalulated fighting Israel.
Not a single one among you can bring yourself to admit this was a political failure on the part of Arafat. Everyone blames Israel for fighting back when they are a clearly superior force. What will be the next stupid frikkin' mistake? Do you really think Hamas is leading it's people down a productive path?
When Gaza is a combination of Mogadishu and a Mad Max movie you guys will be scratching your heads and wondering why the Jews are not in the sea yet.