Originally posted by: ThePresence
I think I explained that word to the best of my ability.
Yes, Hamas won the election, after which they fought Fatah for control of Gaza.
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I think The Presence has unwittingly put his finger on the root of all the problems in the mid-east. This fallacy that if we can somehow demonstrate that a given entity has done something wrong, that it somehow vindicates the other entities that therefore can claim the moral high ground.
Of course the problem is that all sides can spend days and days reciting the very valid wrongs done to them while completely ignoring the wrongs their side has done.
To a certain limited extent, Israel can claim they were the aggrieved party first, because immediately after the UN created the State of Israel, the surrounding Arab States invaded.
But even the first wrong claim was predated by Israel being founded by a set of former terrorists actively working against the British while they held the Palestinian mandate. And sure enough, two of the most active bomb throwing terrorists in both Begin and Meir later became prime ministers of Israel.
Perhaps the biggest fallacy is in assuming those so deep in denial can ever make peace or sort out former injustices in some sort of fair manner. Its had limited success with Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, but still does not address Palestinian question of the anger on the Arab street. But after the Assassination of Rabin, further progress has yielded zero progress.
Maybe its time for some binding international arbitration, some fairer settlement could be reached, no sides will like it, but they can like it or lump it, because thats the way it will be.