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Letting the enemy off the hook.Reader comment on item: Breaking the Palestinians' Will to Fight Submitted by Reynald de Chatillon (Australia), Mar 17, 2018 at 01:35 On many occasions since it first came into existence in 1948, Israel has constantly let her enemies off the hook. In 1982 there was a chance to secure the unconditional surrender of Arafat and the PLO, but the opportunity was squandered. We could have seen the spectacle of Arafat and the PLO forces laying down their arms and going into captivity (think of Napoleon III's surrender at Sedan in 1870 and von Paulus' at Stalingrad in 1943). It would have shattered the Palestinian will to resist and completely discredited their leadership. Instead, they were allowed to depart from Beirut with their small arms and somehow turn a defeat into a victory. Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments". Reader comments (27) on this item
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