Sorry, it keeps coming. It’s like a bad traffic accident…

Picture the thoughts of a Palestinian man living in the immediate aftermath of a total Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank: “The Israelis are gone. There are no roadblocks preventing me from going to visit my family in the next town over. The economy is picking up speed after being at a near stand-still. Many Palestinians are working over in Israel and they are bringing home good paychecks. This money is being pugged into our economy, giving me and other Palestinians jobs as well. My life has never been this good. But… it could be better. Israel could have given us even more land. The Zionists could have left the Middle East altogether. On this basis, I will once again renew my vow to destroy Israel. I will start firing rockets into Jerusalem. It doesn’t matter that my actions could cause Israel to re-invade the West Bank. It doesn’t matter that my actions could destroy all of the good things that have happened in the wake of Israel’s departure. None of this matters. All that matters is that I never make peace with these enemies.”

Are such thoughts realistic? Will Palestinians really think these things if Israel does withdraw? Undoubtedly, there will be a few crazies who will think in this way. But, a vast majority will be content.

Palestinians don’t go to bed at night thinking of ways that they can destroy Israel. They go to bed worrying about how they will feed their children.