The UN will promptly condemn Israel for polluting the soil of Palestine with Jewish blood. The Islamic fundamentalists, like the Hamas movement or Islamic Jihad, want to destroy Israel in one stage. Faisel Husseini, leader of the PLO and head of the negotiating team with Israel in Washington, is the nephew of Haj Amin Husseini the Mufti, mentioned earlier. Both he and Arafat consider the activities of the Mufti during WWII as heroic and in the best Arab tradition. He says, and I agree that we must dig in our heels and remain steadfast, patiently waiting for our neighbors to accept and respect us on our present borders.
Peace treaties reflect strategic realities.
If Israel is weak, no treaty will protect it. Netanyahu warns that the drive by the Labor Party to give up the Golan, Judea, Samaria and Gaza will have similar catastrophic results. I believe they should have control over their municipal affairs but not over the land of Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The Labor Party seems to be in a mad rush to give up Jewish claims to this part of Eretz Yisrael. The Arabs who wish to live in peace with their Jewish neighbors are welcome.