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Originally posted by tw
How myopic. Sharon got elected because he created the Intafada. Any statement contrary to that fact is an outright lie. The latest PBS (was it Frontline) documentary on Middle East negotiations specifically states that Sharon started the intafada. They also stated that fact explicitly. When honest people were the Israeli leaders, there was virtually no Palestinian attacks.
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You see tw, you have this problem about telling the difference between fact and opinion. Airing an opinion on PBS (was it Frontline?) does not make it fact.
One Israeli woman who dislikes Sharon does not make it a fact. Why do you think they interviewed her? Because her disliking Sharon makes for a good story. Did they also publish a poll stating what percentage of <I>other</I> suicide-bombing Israeli victims (or families) blame Sharon? No? Then that one case means absolutely nothing.
You can always find one person who believes just about anything. If PBS (was it Frontline?) decided that's the story they wanted to put across, then they could have easily gone out and found someone who would back up that story.
So, Sharon got elected because he created the Intafada, you say. This is a fact, you say. Please provide some evidence to your fact. I'm not talking about a story on PBS (was it Frontline?). Perhaps an independent exit poll on Israeli voters as to why they elected Sharon.