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Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/17/opinion/edcarroll.php
What Else Can Israel Do?
[Boston Globe] James Carroll - Given the rejectionism of both Hamas and Hizballah, is the path of negotiations actually open to Israel? There is no moral equivalence here. Nothing makes this clearer than the Hamas elevation of suicide-bombing to the effective status of religious cult. Now Hamas turns the entire Palestinian population into a suicide-bomber writ large. The apocalyptic energy of this hatred, running from Gaza City to Tehran, draws on currents that run deep in history. The fury of anti-Israel rage among Arabs and Muslims is accounted for only partially by the present conflict.