However, if there's no PA, then there are no checks going into Abbas' bank account.

that would have to be overcome: resistance to any change on the part of leaders on both sides, because change could put them out of power; accumulated anger and hatred on the part of those who have suffered and may not be really interested in nonviolence; a habit of fear on the part of Israelis, who have been told for so long that Palestinians threaten the existence of their country; and special mention to Israeli leadership, even if they are covered in the first item, because they seem so bent on playing on the fears of their people no matter the consequences to the Gazans.

On the other side are the lives of all those who live in Gaza. Violence is not working.

...which is why it'll probably never be given a shot. But if nothing else, they've got a new issue to fight over.

- That's got to be worth something by itself......

K&R

Let them do it nonviolently.

Palestine would have their own state in a New York minute, if they ever challenged Israel's "democracy" in such a way.

They have a lot of global support now, because they're victims. Hate to see them have to continue to be victims to continue to get support.

Hope they can transform the support they have now into support for a non-Apartheid, egalitarian Israel. And if that doesn't work, a truly independent, autonomous Palestine.

End killing and destruction as a policy to achieve goals!

War is not an extension of foreign policy, as practiced today war and foreign policy are no different.

The Palestinians should read, study, and then emulate the Ghandi movement in India. It's the only path and one that could capture the attention of the world in a way that wouldn't be dismissed by the few entities that allow slaughter to be used against citizens of Gaza and elsewhere.

Thanks to Henry Siegman and to you for posting this message of rationality.