"If Palestinians took to the streets peacefully without violence they would soon be met in the streets by hundreds of thousands of Israelis, and Jews from the Diaspora, ready to take up their cause. If the violence against us ends tomorrow it will take less than a year to finish this conflict for the foreseeable future. The vast majority of Israelis want peace even if it means giving up the majority of land over the "Green Line".
Exactly so Snooker. That's why Sharon must keep prodding the Palestinians to keep them blind with rage, in case unwanted peace should break out. Hamas at least is a creation of Likud and they are both parallel forces with the same objectives - to prevent peace.
