Surprise

Somebody said "be careful with your wishes" or something like that. The results of the election in Palestine should be no surprise. Arafat is gone, Sharon is a goner and the yahoos left in charge are not real well organized. Arafat played the game well but he never wanted peace. Sharon was a fool to think that returning some land would appease anyone. In fact it was a show of weakness.
The fact is, the Israel man in the street wants Palestine to shut up and leave us alone because we deserved what we have. While the Moslem man in the street thinks Israel has no right to anything should drop dead.
If you have a real election where everybody can vote, the poor will vote for the guy that reflects their feelings. They may not like the warring but they sure don't like Israel.
Things are going to be very interesting in the middle east.
Adaven