Palestinians must end violent resistance, Israel must be ready to make real concessions By Ray Hanania

It ain't so easy being a ‘moderate.’ Palestinians must end violent resistance, Israel must be ready to make real concessions 

Being a moderate in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is much like being a husband who is asked the frightening question by his wife: "Honey … how do I look?"

The extremist will lie and tell the wife what she wants to hear. "You look lovely."

The moderate is the foolish husband who thinks his wife really wants to hear the truth.

Being a moderate is a dangerous profession in everyday life. But it is particularly dangerous in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict which consumes our attentions every day.

Moderates stand in the middle and criticize both sides. Extremists, on the other hand, have it easy. They criticize only one.

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