Good piece. Leaders on both sides suck. Their is a lot of international support for the creation of a Palestinian state but neither side has leaders that are doing things on the ground that will bring it to fruition. Abbas is too risk adverse and the only people he is willing to confront are Palestinian rivals. And Hamas is a giant steaming pile of shite. Bibi appointing Danon to ambassador to UN is a shit move. . http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/the-road-to-statehood-is-blocked-in-all-directions
Both leaders dont want an end. An end to conflict would mean israel and palestinian leaders stop receiving handouts. They cant have that.
Shitty leadership has been the hallmark of the Palestinians. Im still wondering why none of the Palestinians are askig how Arafat had more than a billion dollars in offshore accounts. Living fat while the children of the people you are supposed to led are eating hellfire missiles is what should be haram, instead of skipping prayer or eating peameal. I'm guessing an honor-based way of thinking is the reason we haven't seen the Palestinian Ghandi yet. Anything has to be better than rockets; passive resistance plays better with the west. The israeli's are going to keep stealing land anyway with the settlers. The Palestinians may as well try a way that can reduce the killings. It does seem like isreal is losing the PR war these days though.
