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Mark W. Wow, I think you are stetching reality a little, Israel is a parliamentary democracy, ministers are responsible to the Knesset and ultimately to the electorate. What you have in Egypt and Lebanon is a fake resemblance to democracy but still far from any parliamentary democracy. Syria is Assad's toy all but a military regime.

I think if palestinian terrorist engage in homicidal murders then they must expect the Israeli army to do its duty in tracking down these cowardly murderers and bring them to justice.

4X4s! No, I'm serious, palestinian terrorist leaders will never be the ones who will carry out homicidal killings these will done by simple minded palestinian fools. palestinian terror leaders are not elected representatives and Bush/Blair have been elected by their repespective constituencies and are accountable for their actions when the next elections come.

I'm astonished by the hatred for Israel that I read in these posts.

darkangel, I can assure you I've read very widely, I see little substance in your allegations re: Israeli actions relating to war crimes or whatever, perhaps you would like to enlighten us all. As I've said before I don't agree with every action by the Israeli state and indeed Prime Minister Sharon, Sharon whatever may have happened in the past has sincerely sought peace and risks his own personal reputation with his party.

In the end peace will only come as long as the palestinian leadership recognise that their cowardly terror campaigns must end and accept the reality that Israel is not going to go away.
A new palestinian leadership following the end of arafat, committed to the recognition of Israel's right to exist is the only way forward.

Otherwise we just agree to differ.