The Second Intifada seems to be dying a slow and violent death. Most Palestinian militants agree that their mass-murdering ways haven't gained them much. It's left to us to decipher what they really want, since it changes with the wind, much like John Kerry.

At one time the Palestinians wanted their own state. As soon as it seemed like Israel might be amenable to this, they decided that's not good enough, and that int he interest of human rights, there should be a single, combined state. What this means is pretty obvious. The new Arab majority would be able to do whatever they want to the Jews, and not have to fear the same kind of suicide bombing they used, as the Jews actually seem to value human life. This has other benefits, too. One, there's a good chance it would slowly drive any Jews left to emigrate, thus achieving one of the real goals of the militant Palistinians. Two, the new Palestinian government of Israel, or whatever they would call it, would be able to live off the hard work and infrastructure created by the Jewish Israel over the last 50 years, instead of having to use their own energy and capital. They've had since 1948 or so to fix up Gaza and the West Bank, but the places are still shitholes. Why buy when all you have to do is wait and the U.N. will steal someone else's property for you?

The single state solution is a sure loser for anyone who is Jewish and not blinded by extreme left-wing ideology. Unfortunately it's a sure winner for the Palestinians, and most of the world seems to have little care for the trials of the Jews of Israel.