So Abbas has now broken off talks with the terrorists...a good move, but how much of it is shadow dancing? breaking off talks does not equal arrest and prosecution of the terrorists for subversive violent acts against the state.

thoughts for pondering: the palestinians identify themselves as a 'nation.' this nation is undergoing a 'struggle' for independence. the 'international community' would be ready to acknowledge that independence, but for the suicide bombings. as such, the use of suicide bombing has become a threat to, rather than a tool for, attaining the nation's goals (of independence).

so, knowing this, even if their intended purpose was to inflict harm on the enemy, the ultimate outcome of the terrorists' acts is to inflict harm on and threaten the very existence the palestinian state. it is precisely these acts which cause the state's citizens to be subjected to foreign occupation.

so here we come to a peculiar twist. the occupying state is not a willing occupier, but rather a reluctant one doing so out of necessity for its own preservation. so the terrorists, in a sick and twisted way, are 'turning the screw' on the occupying state by forcing them to continue the occupation. the twist is that millions of innocent palestinians REALLY DO suffer because of these tactics, but pictures of bloody israelis juxtaposed with suffering palestinians looks good on al-jazeera and satisfies the hunger of the propaganda machine...but only for a moment.

hmmmm.....