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The general sentiment in the Arab world is that Israel is a bully and the Palestineans deserve the right to self-determination, not to find themselves facing bullets, tanks and missiles (and the Israelis also have a right to not be blown up by a suicide bomber. I'm not picking a side in that argument here.). In fact, several UN resolutions have called for Israel to do just that, and Israel basically ignored them, and we supported Israel - so a lot of that anger got transferred onto us. So, how is our bullying Saddam going to weaken their support of Palestine?
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I'm not sure you really understand the dynamics of the Israel/Palestine mess. The general sentiment in the Arab world is that Israel is a filthy, dirty stain on their part of the map, and that the Palestinians represent the current best hope of demolishing them in as many number as possible. That's why, for instance, Hussein rewards the families of every suicide bomber with $25,000. That's why, for instance, the Saudis held a TV telethon to support those same families. That's why, for instance, the voices in the mosques in Arabia call not for peaceful settlements, but for Allah's help in destroying the filthy infidels. That's why, for instance, companies that want to do business with Arabic countries don't dare put Israel on their maps of the region.
When the Palestinians demand the end to occupation, they don't mean an end to occupation in the territories where they are. They mean an end to occupation of all of Israel. Not only the West Bank and Gaza... all of it.