Once you start looking for them, the bits of evidence mount up that the palestinians (no, they do not deserve a capital P – they’re no more a real “people” than the “Eastern Hamilton Countians”) want everything to be interpreted their way: if they are seen as failing, it’s the Israelis’ fault; if they succeed, especially at killing innocent people, it is heroism.
Newsweek has interviewed both Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and PA Puppet Ahmed Qurei. I want to focus on one comment by Qurei. Asked if Arafat is doing all he can to prevent terror, Qurei gives the standard response:
Q: Shouldnt he try harder?
Arafat is in prison. And the Israelis destroyed the Palestinian security services.
This is a common refrain often repeated uncritically by reporters. But how do you explain this:
Gunmen have publicly executed two men accused of collaborating with Israeli intelligence in the Palestinian areas. The two were shot dead in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem after the playing of a video tape of their “confessions”.
An Arab who helps Israel is, presumably, working alone. His contacts are secret. It must be very hard to isolate them. However, terror organization require logistics. Getting weapons, recruiting members and raising money all require interaction. Sometimes a lot of interaction. Activity such as required for Hamas and Jihad cannot be done secretly. It should be much easier to track Hamas than those who (supposedly) helped Israel.
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