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The idea that Arafat's death will have any effect on terrorism, one way or the other is naive. There are plenty of people willing to train and direct suicide bombers, none of whom would be willing to die themselves. Palestinian suicide bombers are people driven to desperation by their own circumstances (which are as much the fault of Israeli leadership as of their own).
The only way to stop suicide bombings is for Palestine to be free of both Israeli soldiers and raving Islamists. If the Palestinian people felt they had some personal investment in a peaceful coexistance, they wouldn't be as willing to throw their lives away.
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A stitch in time is worth two in the bush.
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