Haggai also stops in at Bitter Lemons, a Palestinian-Israeli "dialogue" site, and quotes from several of the regular contributors. Yossi Alpher effortlessly wipes the floor with Palestinian claims; a few examples:
Some of the difficulties go back to Arab/Palestinian misinterpretation and abuse of international norms and resolutions beginning many years ago. Dwelling upon them might seem like pointless quibbling if it were not the Palestinians who constantly insist on the principle of "international legitimacy.Then he goes on to give example after example. Another Israeli, Shlomo Brom, nails it with this pithy comment:
This misperception [that violence can be an effective tool] is linked to Palestinians' lack of understanding of the difference in approach between themselves and Israel regarding the nature of agreements. The Israeli approach is juridical, sticks closely to the literal wording of the agreement, and insists on its execution to the letter. Not infrequently the Palestinians pursue ambiguous or equivocal wording that enables them to act in one way while representing that they are doing the opposite, or to present an interpretation favorable to their interests at a later juncture. To this we must add a generally lenient approach to the very existence of agreements......"What he said.
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