As the violence escalates in the Middle East, Israel has no one to blame but itself. And Ariel Sharon's latest attack on the occupied territories qualifies as real terrorism.

After decades of being murdered and oppressed, Palestinians are completely justified in demanding a right to the Palestinian state and the right of self-determination. Both of these rights have been violently denied by the Israeli government and fought with the aid of American-supplied tanks and arms. Meanwhile, Palestinians kill themselves and hurl rocks. When will the violence end? The answer is when Israel abandons its imperialist policies, recognizing the freedom of the Palestinian people and the US stops arming Israel.