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Terrorism is not the only threat to peace in the Middle East. Wars fought using traditional methods have abounded in this blood-stained century.
by John Ross Schroeder
elieve it or not, the Bible - not the sword of murder and mayhem - is going to have the last word in the Middle
East.
Yet today, along with understandable hopes for the current peace process, we are still in the presence of stubborn and difficult antagonisms that baffle and dispirit anyone who hopes for satisfactory solutions.
Thorny Mideast conflicts are an immense drain on both human and natural resources. Israeli's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin died the victim of an internal terrorist act earlier this year, and constant political undercurrent over oil are always percolating.
A shifting world scene
On today's complex international scene, terrorism in cities like Jerusalem and Tel Aviv constantly impedes the peace process. One or two bombs wipe out thousands of hours of diplomacy. It's difficult to keep your mind on peace when your homeland is under attack by terrorists.
The March 9, 1996, issue of The Economist summed up the harsh reality of the situation: "Israelis, traumatised by the slaughter of some 60 people, believe they have been cheated in their land-for-peace deal with the Palestinians. But the alternative is bleak: three years of courageous risk-taking undone; a cruel war of attrition; an end to Israel's hopes of normal relations with the Muslim world. The evil men behind the suicide-bombers can congratulate themselves. Seldom, it seems has terrorism been more effective at achieving its ends."
Bombings truly test a nation's commitment to the peace process. The potential threat of thousands standing ready for suicide bombing missions casts a shadow across all of Israel. The former chief rabbi of London, Lord Jakobovits, has written that "we must pursue the peace efforts as if there was no terrorism, and fight the terrorists as if there were no peace efforts."
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