Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent: Netanyahu, Mideast peace and a return to the Axis of Evil
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Title:#7 Here`s a shocking thought, leonid
Name:Johnboy
City: SydneyState: Australia
lp: "What for do Palestinians need the Army, Airforce, Navy? "

Maybe they think they need some means of defending themselves from an expansionist, militaristic, and extremely aggressive neighbouring state.

You know, a state that has shown the ability - and the willingness - to overrun this very territory, and then a very marked reluctance to leave.

Maybe I`m going waaaaaaay overboard here, but I would think that if I had just been subjected to a 42 year military occupation then the very first thing on my mind would be to build up a defensive force capable of preventing that from happening again.......