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Thread #88315   Message #1659239
Posted By: CarolC
01-Feb-06 - 01:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Palestinian Negotiation
Subject: RE: BS: Palestinian Negotiation
Wrong thinking and argumentation. Any pre-post comparison suffers from fatal flaws and should not be used in a rational discussion. The correct comparison would be the hypothetical comparison to a no-occupation situation today. And whether in this scenario there would be less terrorism is pure speculation.

Not in the least, Wolfgang. During periods when the Palestinians had hope that they would eventually achieve self-determination (like during the period when they thought the Oslo agreement was actually going to do them some good), terrorism against Israel was reduced dramatically. The cause and effect is direct and provable.