(israelinsider)Farid Ghadry- Ever since the inception of the State of Israel, Arabs have had this romantic notion that through wars and revenge we can return to our past glory. Which past they are referring to? Was it when we were governed by the Ottoman Empire or by England and France? Or was it more like 1,300 years ago when spears ruled the battleground? Ever since 1967, Arabs from all countries - but especially Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt - have lived this fantasy that we can throw the Israelis to the sea. With the 1973 near-win against Israel, Arabs concluded that one more loss is not reason enough to stop and think. The Oslo Accords produced a willing Israel and exposed fraudulent Palestinians. The writer is president of the U.S.-based Reform Party of Syria.
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