Those of us who have a hard time believing that even the most irrational Iranian leader would actually sacrifice Persian civilization on the altar of anti-Zionism ought to pay attention to this story, about the tendency among Islamists toward national suicide. And while I’m at it, Bradley Burston, one of my favorite columnists, has a real barn-burner up at Ha’aretz, a warning to the Palestinians about their self-destructive tendencies. I’ve been writing recently about the existential threat that Israel will face if a Palestinian state isn’t created. What I neglect to note is that the Palestinians already live in a state of national non-existence.
http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/palestinian_national_suicide.php
See also: Suicide, the path to national salvation
Luckily, not all Arab or Muslim regimes are like that. The vast majority of Arabs seek life, liberty and happiness. But when it comes to the hated Israel, madness rules, and not only the Iranians. It is a fact that Iran’s explicit aim “to wipe Israel off the map” and its implicit threat to use nuclear weapons for this purpose are supported by many Palestinians - even though they too would be “wiped off” in the process.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1211288137953&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull