Reply #132: I don't think they see themselves as victims

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Israel is doing fine. The suicide bombings have stopped and the economy is doing ok. I suspect they are frustrated by the UN's double standard but they also understand how impotent the UN really is. Look at it from their perspective - the Palestinians are weak, divided and fighting each other. There is no real pressure on them to resolve the Palestinian problem and the status quo can be maintained for a long time - as the OP makes clear, the Arab countries hate and fear the Palestinians just as much as Israel does.