Palestinian Authority s demand that Israel accept their right of return does not come as such a surprise. It is a fundamental part of the Palestinian quest for someone to blame. Someone to blame for the loss of a homeland, for two generations of refugees and more. Someone else is to blame is the central issue of Palestinian leadership. If someone else is to blame, then the leaders of the Palestinian people are not responsible for making the wrong decisions for over fifty years.
Blame is also the basic reason for the current escalation in violence.
But violence convinced the Israelis, and the world, that Arafat is not a peace partner. But, if you listen carefully, the first stirrings of the Palestinian people can be heard. They are awakening. The time will come when the Palestinians realize that they, and their leadership, are the only ones to blame for their predicaments. When that time comes peace will be easily achieved.