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Egyptian Author: The Palestinians Must Focus on Living, and Strive for Peace with Israel
(MEMRI) In a Feb. 24, 2020, article headlined "If I Were Palestinian" in Asharq Al-Awsat, Egyptian journalist Khalid Al-Bari compared the Palestinians' perception of their cause to the misdiagnosis of a disease, which not only fails to solve the problem but actually aggravates it. He called on them to assess their situation objectively in order to attain a solution that will afford them a dignified life. In seeking a solution, he said, the Palestinians must take into consideration that Israel is powerful, that Arab support for the Palestinian cause is not unlimited, and that all those who market old and erroneous solutions to the conflict do not have the Palestinians' interests at heart. He urged them to give up the idea of armed struggle and self-sacrifice, strive for peace with Israel, and focus on establishing vibrant communities and effective self-government in part of historic Palestine, in order to start living their lives.