The nature of the proposed Palestinian state, and its impact on regional stability, terrorism and American interests and values, are attested to by the raging Palestinian civil war and by the track record of the Palestinian Authority (PA) since 1993, as well as by that of the PLO and Fatah since 1964 and 1959, respectively: hate education, homicide bombing,

The broader PA-PLO-Hamas independence is, the more international terrorism intensifies.

systematic violent violation of commitments, inter-Arab treachery, corruption and oppression of Palestinians in general, and of the Christian community of Bethlehem in particular.


The broader PA-PLO-Hamas independence is, the more international terrorism intensifies. PLO independence was upgraded in 1993, transformed into the semi-sovereign PA; the most intense wave of anti-US terrorism grew since 1993 (with the first attack on New York's Twin Towers), culminating on 9/11. The 1993 establishment of the PA - by Palestinian terrorists from Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia - has adrenalized international terrorism. It has been perceived as a reward for the role-model of international terrorism, the PLO. The 1968-70 and 1970-1982 PLO autonomy in Jordan and in Lebanon provided training and inspiration to a multitude of terrorist organizations in the Middle East, the Far East, West Europe, and Central and Latin America.


The PLO is a role model of international terrorism. Modern-day hijacking was introduced by the PLO in the late 1960s, and then was emulated by other terror organizations. Since 1994, the PA has become the largest terrorist base in the world, a test site for virulent hate education used to manufacture terrorists. It is an incubator for modern-day terrorism, such as homicide bombing and car bombing, which have been exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, England and other arenas.


The Palestinian state would be an outpost for Anti-Western regimes. The PA, PLO and Hamas have been allies of Bin-Laden, Saddam, post-Shah Iran, Syria, Sudan, and North Korea, as well as of Russia, China, Cuba and Venezuela, as evident by official Palestinian education, media and clergy systems. For example, on September 11, 2001, Abu Mazen's daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida stated:


"Anti-US suicide bombers are the salt of the Earth. Today's suicide bombers are the noble successors of the suicide bombers who taught the US Marines a rough lesson (with 300 Americans murdered in 1983)."


Palestinians fought US forces in Afghanistan and in Iraq. The ideological mentors of the PLO and Hamas were the allies of the Nazis and the Communist regimes of the USSR and East Europe.


The proposed state would be a death sentence for pro-Western Arab regimes. A Palestinian state would doom the pro-US Hashemite regime, whose population and territory is between 65% and 75% Palestinian. It would export terrorism against the relatively pro-US regimes of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. And it would provide an eastern Mediterranean platform for Iran, Russia and China, as well.


Leopards don't change their spots, only their tactics. The 1993-2007 profile of the Palestnian Authority is consistent with precedents. In 1950, Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) fled Egypt due to their subversion. In 1966, they fled Syria after murdering a number of Syrian intelligence officers. In 1970, they were expelled from Jordan following a foiled coup against King Hussein. In 1975, they tried to topple

The Palestinian state would be an outpost for Anti-Western regimes.

Lebanon's government, triggering a multi-year civil war and Syrian occupation. In 1990 (while the George Bush-James Baker team brutalized Israel), the PLO spearheaded Saddam's rape of Kuwait, which hosted Fatah since the 1950s. Therefore, Arab regimes prohibit PLO to bear arms on their soil, while pro-Palestinian Arab rhetoric has been matched by anti-Palestinian Arab action and by minimal financial Arab aid.


The Palestinian issue has also not ignited Arab-Israeli wars. For instance, the 1948-49 War of Independence was fought by the Arab countries at the expense of the Palestinians, hence the Jordanian and Egyptian occupation of Judea, Samaria and Gaza following that war. Neither the 1982 Israel-PLO war in Lebanon, nor the 1987-92 "First Intifada," nor the 2000-2006 "Second Intifada" ignited Arab-Israeli wars.


The proposed Palestinian state and US national security interests constitute a classic case of oxymoronic juxtaposition. A Palestinian state would exacerbate problems and paralyze solutions.