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Source: http://news.bostonherald.com/editorial/view.bg?articleid=146186&format=text
Gaza's Harsh Lesson in Democracy
(Boston Herald) Jules Crittenden - The terrorist organization Hamas, which is also the elected Palestinian government, suggested a prisoner swap. The usual formula is several hundred bomb-making terrorists for one soldier. The Israelis declined. The Israelis, who live in an extremely bad neighborhood, don't mess around. When people plot to kill their people, the Israelis kill them. When Israel is attacked, they fight back. That's why they are still able to live there. If Hamas wants to convince the world that it is a government and not a terrorist organization, it has to behave like a government. The Palestinian people, likewise, need to understand that an election is something that gives the people a voice, and choices, with consequences.