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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7480/palestinians-john-kerry
Young Palestinians Believe Israel Can Be Defeated with Knives
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - A new generation of Palestinians has been brainwashed to believe that Israel can be defeated with knives and car-attacks. The current conflict is not about "defending" any mosque from being contaminated by the "filthy feet" of Jews: it is about seeing Israel forced to its knees. Abbas and others seek to reap political fruit from this "intifada." In their recent meeting, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that he intends to pursue unilateral moves to impose a solution on Israel, with the help of the international community. Palestinians are waging an all-out war against Israel with the goal of making Israelis suffer to a point at which they will beg their leaders to capitulate. In the Palestinian view, such behavior pays off royally. It is a Palestinian commonplace that the two previous uprisings - in 1987 and 2000 - brought major achievements to the Palestinians. The first "intifada" led to Israel's recognition of the PLO - a move followed by the signing of the Oslo Accords and the creation of the Palestinian Authority. The second "intifada," the Palestinians argue, led to Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza in 2005.