From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> <<In the news, the various Arab states are pushing the United States to push Israel to set a deadline for the creation of a Palestinian state. Israel is a bit reluctant to do that, to say the least. At least, until the Palestinian authority can show they can stop the suicide bombing and other attacks on Israeli civilians. To me this is fairly reasonable. But here's my suggestion, the rest of you can tell me where I'm wrong and/or crazy:
Set a date for the creation of a Palestinian state: say, 2 years from tomorrow. For every suicide bombing or attack upon Israeli civilians, the date is pushed back by 6 months. For every civilian killed, the date is pushed back 1 year.>> <snip> <<So, what do you think?>> Interesting idea... /sarcasm How do we count bombings that fail to achieve their target, like one about two weeks ago that only by miracle didn't erase big part of Tel Aviv. At 7:15 am - when most of people are still home. Two women in 9th month of their pregnancy (sp) were killed recently - do we count each of them as one or as two? And do we count their husbands? One policeman, other reservist, but both off duty. Ilana
