(Toronto Star) Peter Worthington - "Peace," per se, is not a goal of Palestinian leaders. Nor is independence and sovereignty. Otherwise, Arafat would have accepted 95% and begun agitating for the remaining 5%. No, Arafat wants Israel eliminated. In light of dismaying efforts at encouraging peace, maybe it's time to abandon the Palestinian Authority. The PA was created in 1993 when Israel recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization and allowed it entry into Israeli-held land on the condition violence would be curbed and Israelis would steadily withdraw. The PA was a gamble by Palestinians that if they won, they'd keep everything, and if they lost, their losses would be restored.
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