Wicked Crime

Tracking down Moussa’s killers, however, is only part of the story. Those extremists who are still wedded to violence have to be made to accept the message that turning the streets of Gaza and West Bank into a Palestinian-made blood bath only wins victories for the Israelis and for everyone else who wants to present the Palestinian state as a lawless haven for extremist violence. This applies as much to Hamas and Abu Jihad as it does to the PRC. The majority of Palestinians will understandably be dubious about the chances of peace.