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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/965313.html
In War as in War
[Ha'aretz] Yoel Marcus - Despite the fact that we have signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, thanks to courageous leaders on both sides, Israel remains a target for elimination. The Palestinian people, whose right to establish a state of their own was granted by the UN at the same time as it was granted to Israel, chose to turn down the offer. Instead of living alongside a pint-size sliver of a state called Israel, the Palestinians preferred to fight for all or nothing. Yasser Arafat proudly drove into Gaza in a black limousine, waving to the cheering, hope-filled crowds. But instead of words of peace, the chairman's maiden speech was a war cry against Israel. Seven years of rocket fire into urban centers is not something that any country can tolerate. Any cease-fire deal that prevents Israel from fighting terror but allows missiles to be lobbed into our cities is out of the question.