Welfare dependency and gambling

"Terrorism is the greatest impediment to peace. At this point the Palestinian Authority (PA) has yet to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank. The United States cannot support any government that condones or embraces terrorism. However, the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people cannot be neglected, and the United States should respect these needs through the use of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)."

http://www.keithellison.org/issues-israel.htm

In 1948, the United Nations partitioned Israel and parts of Trans-Jordan (now just Jordan) into two parts, one for Arabs and one for Jews. This was to ensure that both large ethnic groups got a fair shake. The Jews celebrated, and the Arabs cleaned their rifles and prepared for slaughter. How is it that in 2007 the Palestinians still have humanitarian needs? They lost a succession of wars, and instead of being wiped out by a vengeful enemy, were largely left to their own devices. But every single time they were given any breathing space they use it to plot the murder of Jews and the destruction of Israel. I give them an 'A' for perseverance, but an 'F-' for smarts. At some point the fact that the Palestinians are the losing side in a pretty even (well in 1948 anyway) contest, rather than a put-upon minority will become public knowledge.

As such, they should have got on with their lives in whatever way was possible for them; moved to Canada or whatever. But it seems that they will not be satisfied until Israel wipes them all out. If you keep tweaking the tail of the tiger, eventually he'll do for you. And it really really narks me that the Palestinians expect Britain and America to fund their self-indulgent, utterly revenge-based lifestyle. They lost their homeland- ok. It was a throw of the dice in 1948 that lost it for them, but gamblers should learn from their disasters, and not keep throwing the die.

I suggest that if the poison being continuously fed into the systems of Palestinian youths is not staunched and cut off, Israel will be forced to take much more heavy-handed measures when it comes to the fourth Intifada and the fifth Intifada. The Palestinians are the ultimate welfare problem family- four million people dedicated to a non-sustainable lifestyle, paid for by the nitwits of the international community. But if Iran or Syria or Saudi Arabia arm them with decent weapons, Israel will have to get quite scary.

It all could have been so different if the Palestinians had celebrated too in 1948.