One reason some people say nothing can happen till these guys are gone is the feeling they both may be stuck in old attitudes or assumptions. There was a time when Palestinians and all Arabs wanted to drive Jews into the sea, but some would argue that time's past.
Listen to some Arab broadcasts.
Rabble-rousing to distract their street.
I'm not sure any credible Arab leader truly expects Israel's demise anymore, not even the Chairman.
Don't be so sure.
Well, there's a view that...
Don't keep saying "Some argue" and "There's a view." Can we restrict it to your view?
Okay. Palestinians are no longer fighting to destroy the Jewish state. They're fighting for a state of their own, a revolutionary struggle against an occupying force, and revolutionaries will outlast and out-die occupiers every time.
I don't know if that's more simplistic or naive.
It's tribal. It can't be solved. It's Hatfield and McCoy and there is no end.
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