There is a pathetic op-ed piece by Mustafa Barghouthi in the New York Times this morning. He basically begs for approval from the White Man. If he wants to preach non-violence struggle for Palestinians, why is he writing that in the New York Times? Western audiences insist that Palestinians stick to non-violent struggle so there is no need to convince them. Obviously, Barghouthi is presenting his credentials as a candidate for occupation puppet for American Zionists. And then, Mr. Barghouthi opportunistically invokes Arab uprisings: "What is needed is a Palestinian version of the Arab revolutions that have swept the region..." Wait. You write to preach non-violent struggle and yet you want another version of the Arab uprisings? Well, in Syria there is an opposition army, called the Free Syrian Army (and there is another rival army in addition to various armed groups). So the struggle there is not peaceful, Mr. Libya? Well, if you want another version of Libya, then you need to form militias. If you want a version of Egypt, there were some 12 bombings of the gas pipe line to Israel, and there were numerous clashes between protesters and security forces. Where else do you want? Yemen? Were there were armies on both sides clashing? Either preach non-violence or don't call for versions of Arab uprisings. And then he reassures Israel: "Our movement is not intended to delegitimize Israel". Yes, exactly. That was the sole message of this lousy piece of yours. I can't believe that I once had respect for you. You know that Salam Fayyad may not be returning to PA collaborationist government and you seem to throw candidacy in the ring.