The future of europe?/Islam threads (Merged)

[caspofungin]

The pressure to drop terrorism in Israel came from inside, Palestinians however still didn't had their Altalena moment

correct me if i'm wrong, but the altalena incident was about a government attempt to enforce its will on more violent/confrontational elements. isn't that what's been happening in palestine? abbas and the pa trying to enforce their authority on militant groups which are more confrontational? abbas' failure to assert his authority led, in part, to the victory of hamas. there are those who say abbas' efforts were hamstrung from the get-go.

Say what you want about Israel, what we see once again is the Arab and/or Muslim world lagging behind. Will they take the next step toward moderation and purge, marginalize and defeat their extremists like the Israelis did?

Kissinger believes it might happen, either that or the Hamas will accept a non-declared peace deal (you go your way, I go mine, we don't blow each other), I don't like Kissinger at a personal level, but this time, I hope he's right.

i'm with you totally.