Mortimer B. Zuckerman

About the author: Mortimer B. Zuckerman is the editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report.

The Palestinian Authority has shown itself to be nothing less than a terrorist organization; it has made little to no effort to stop the activities of known independent terrorist groups in Palestine and, in fact, may help or encourage terrorists. In order to stop Palestinian terrorism and to have some chance of bringing about peace in the region, the Israeli army must actively seek out the terrorists. A strong but passive Israel cannot triumph over Palestinian suicide bombers who are not afraid to die; the only solution is for the Israeli army to forcefully root out terrorist cells in the hope of dismantling the Palestinian terrorist apparatus so...