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There's a longish article from Haaretz about suicide bombings and why they happen. What was most interesting to me was that they are done as much to drive the Palestinian people to support the groups in their militancy because of the Israeli clamp-downs and revenge attacks that almost inevitably ensue. It does seem that what is needed for the region is a peace plan less tipped in the Israeli's favour, that offers genuine hope to the Palestinians, which hasn't existed for some time now, and a commitment by the Israelis that they won't let these groups disrupt their involvement. It will be bloody but they can only ride these events out, they have to stop using Arafat is an excuse for inaction. Once the Palestinians see the benefits of peaceful coexistence the support for the militant groups will wither, but expecting this to happen before co-operation is a dream. of course, this all depends on whether the Israeli Government wants peaceful co-existance with a Palestinian state or whether it wants them all dead and the land for it's own.