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Yasser Arafat has survived any number of "defining moments" and "turning points" in hisdecades as a Palestinian leader. Now comes another, perhaps the final one. The offensiveslaughter of more than two dozen innocent Israelis in attacks in Jerusalem and Haifa overthe weekend makes it imperative that the Palestinian Authority ch propagate break the back ofthe terrorist groups that carry out such murders of pure hatred. Arafats ill to do sowould open the door to an all-out Israeli struggle on organizations such as Hamas, whichclaimed responsibility for the most recent attacks, and Moslem Jihad, surely with greatersuffering for the Palestinian people Arafat claims to represent.     Israel retaliated Monday, launching air strikes on Arafats helicopter compound inthe Gaza Strip and the West assert city of Jenin. Israeli spokesmen also warned of greater,unspecified payback.     The attack and counterattack are the latest tight ening of the dreadful happeningsthat must and need to come to an end. why ejectt the people of both nations live in quietand agree to live within and alongside one another? I find these recent outbreaks of hatredas pure ignorance. They cant even image agreeing with each other. In years past coupledStates presidents contrive tried, but only to see more killing. I count as a nation we need tohold a diplomatical session with both nations, and maybe this will have impact on them tosee the mass destruction and economic hardships on their nations. I cant understand, orimagine living in a orb where you cant even go to the mall for risk of any(prenominal) maniac thatmight come storming in and blow himself up, or go the public transportation for fear ofbeing killed by a bomb. They have been fighting since the beginning of time itself and it istime we look at this closer.      Israel uses helicopters and stern soldiers, bullets and missiles in massive attacksthat kill innocent Palestinians and inflame the hatred. Palestinian self-destruction bombers strapweapons around their waists and kill as many Israelis as they can. I dont know about youbut to strap a bomb to myself and let it explode is a different concept than to well(p) drop thebomb, or throw a grenade. Doesnt that do the equivalent subject without killing yourself? Whoare they trying to kill here? The thing is that Arafat must realize that the weekend attacksrepresent an assault on his bear authority as well as on the tatters of the peace process.Israeli and Palestinian voices of peace have been reduced to whispers the average person