Regarding "Israeli soldiers kill 5 Palestinians accused of trying to plant a bomb" (Aug. 23, 2001): An amazing lesson can be learned from the fact that Germany is acting as a host and mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
If Israel can forgive Germany for what it did to the Jews 60 years ago, there is no reason why Israel can't forgive Palestinians, who must also forgive the Israelis. That is the answer to this whole mess: forgiveness. It doesn't take a political scientist to figure that out.
Bart Gatrell
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Salt Lake City