Brad,
>Say, rather, that the Israeli government would decide that it is in
>its own interest to give in to Palestinian demands for autonomy over
>essentially all of Gaza and the West Bank. Weapons are, after all,
>ultimately useful only as ways of changing other people's minds...
Why would a Palestinian pledge of non-violence convince the Israeli's of this? If history is any guide, it might be effective by _scare_ the Israeli leadership since a change in opinion in the US might mean an end to US aid and support of Israel. But there is no reason to believe that the Israelis will reach this conclusion on their own. What makes you think they will?
Brett