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# Posted 1:29 PM by Dan

JAMES BENNET WRITES a revealing piece about a failed Palestinian homicide bomber in a hospital bed a few rooms away from wounded Israeli soldiers. Zaydan Zaydan said he had "sought to kill soldiers." To put it mildly, I find that hard to believe. An Israeli Sergeant captures the clear moral distinction between the two sides when he notes, "He's also a human being, despite all of this. That's the difference between us and them, at least in our thoughts." Could you imagine what would have happened if Palestinians had caught in Israeli in the West Bank or Gaza? Another interesting point: while the international community villified Israel for its West Bank incursions, these raids did serve their purpose, which was to disrupt and prevent terrorist attacks. Only after the Jenin raid ended could Zaydan (I'm not calling him Mr.) get in contact with members of Islamic Jihad. But....the fact that Zaydan found the checkpoints so easy to to evade highlights another problem--as long as Palestinians have access to Israel, the terror attacks will continue, and the incursions will only serve as short term solutions. Unfortunately, a viable long term solution cannot involve Arafat, despite Mubarak's pleas to "give this man a chance." He had his chance at Camp David and Taba, it's time for him to go. We need to reach out to newer Palestinian leaders.

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