No more guilt about the Palestinians - in which i ask a cold, blunt question.

I would like to be more supportive of the cause of Palestinian statehood. But why should I? The rest of the Arab world isn't. The civil war in Gaza and the West Bank has gone from tragic to revolting. And Lebanon is correct in rooting out militants. Enough already! The Palestinians have yet to get past violence as a solution. I know. I know. Israel is awful. Etc. Etc. Repeating this - whether it is true or not - has become officially useless.

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? The cause is just. Violence may be an understandable reaction - but that does not make it right or - more coldly - useful. Fire is not usually fought successfully with fire. Fire is almost always snuffed out with water. Where is the Palestinian leader who can rise above the problem? Can anyone on the Left answer this question without the BLAME AND BASH script? I am not a moron. I understand why things are as they are in Gaza and the West Bank. Understanding avails nothing in this case. The injustice is clear already.
Where is the leadership? Palestinians killing each other is just fine with Israel - and is apparently just fine with the rest of the Arab world. If Palestinians are going to throw other Palestinians off buildings... ??? The world needs to see Palestinians themselves reject this. Period. Until then the status quo works just fine for everyone else. Sad. Cruel. But true. (I know. I know. It seems like I am blaming the victim. Fine. Whatever. Smugly stating that one is "blaming the victim" also does nothing to change the equation.)