Ironically, Israeli success in crushing the Palestinian war morale would be the best thing that ever happened to the Palestinians. It would mean their finally giving up the foul dream of eliminating their neighbor and offer a chance, instead, to focus on their own polity, economy, society and culture.

To become a normal people, one where parents do not encourage their children to become suicide terrorists, Palestinians need to undergo the crucible of defeat.

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Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes is a world-renowned Middle East and Islam expert. He is President of the Middle East Forum. His articles appear in many newspapers. He received his A.B. (1971) and Ph.D. (1978) from Harvard University and has taught at Harvard, Pepperdine, the U.S. Naval War College, and the University of Chicago. He is a board member of the U.S. Institute of Peace and other institutions. His website is DanielPipes.org.