Seraphic Secret describes the PA to a tee, "They are quite simply a loose coalition of profiteers and terrorist gangs, warring tribes, and hate-fueled clans with the mentality of twelfth century Jihadists." There are a number of other great sentences in the post. Read the whole thing.

Elder of Zion reminds us that Arab terror against Jews is not a new thing. It has nothing to do with the state of Israel. "June 26, 1936: Ataroth Buries its Dead"

Mystery Achievement concludes his analysis of current American policy in the Middle East, "My own suspicion is that the emphasis was on Arafat all along rather than on the PA, the PLO, Hamas, and the other major players whose devotion to Israel's destruction created and perpetuates the sickness of anti-Semitism among the Palestinians themselves." (Read the whole thing of course, especially his doctored press conference.) His point is well taken. For too many Arafat was the bogeyman and once he was out of the way the PA would become a bunch of upstanding citizens working towards coexistence. Arafat's departure from the scene was a necessary but insufficient condition for there to be peace. Sufficiency has yet to be proven.
Crossposted on Israpundit and Soccer Dad.