"Terrorism against Israel must end. A two-state solution is the only path to eventual peace, but Palestinian territory cannot have the capability of being used as a platform for attacking Israel. Some degree of separation between Israelis and Palestinians is probably necessary in light of the horrible bloodshed of the past two years. To be viable, the Palestinian Authority must become democratic and purged of corruption."
Howard Dean, February 17, 2003
Now you may not realize it, but that is the wrong opinion for Howard Dean. According to Stephen Zunes, if he is going to win over the right kind of people he has to essentially reverse that statement, emphasizing the evil nature of Israel and the largely innocent nature of the Palestinians. As Zunes states, "Many in the peace and human rights community may conclude, however, that any endorsement of Dean’s candidacy must be withheld as a means of pressuring him to back away from his support for the rightist Israeli government. Failing that, we may see large numbers of peace and human rights activists give up on the Democrats altogether and throw their support to the Green Party." Yeah, that worked out great last time. The Democrats failed to change their views, and the Republicans got to run everything.
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