I Have No Doubt That

Will Dissent Be Permitted? The Answer To That Question Will Determine Whether The Society Is A Free Society Or A Fear Society.

Only Weeks After Oslo Began, When Nearly All The World And Most Of Israel Was Drunk With The Idea Of Peace, I Argued That A Palestinian Society Not Constrained By Democratic Norms Would Be A Fear Society That Would Pose A Grave Threat To Israel.

This Scepticism Is The Same Scepticism I Heard A Generation Ago In The Ussr When Few Thought That A Democratic Transformation Behind The Iron Curtain Was Possible.

Arafat Rejected The Deal Because, As A Dictator Who Had Directed All His Energies Toward Strengthening The Palestinians Hatred Toward Israel, Arafat Could Not Afford To Make Peace.

As Soon As People Become A Little Less Fearful, They Will Also Begin Demanding More Freedom.