(Washington Post) Charles Krauthammer - The conventional wisdom says there is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet historically, most conflicts are either settled, or decisively altered, by test of arms. Arafat's forces were everywhere defeated. The change on the ground has led to a change in psychology. Some Palestinians are beginning to ask where Arafat's war is leading them. The fire will cease in the Middle East not when a piece of parchment is signed (remember Oslo?) but when the Palestinians conclude that they are no longer winning.
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