Cherie Blair didn't say Palestinians had no other way out.
She said 'As long as young people feel they have got no hope but to blow themselves up you are never going to make progress'.
This was certainly insensitively timed, but it is even more certainly not saying those people are correct in their belief.
In the same way, many people who abuse children were themselves abused as children. Understanding this is the first step towards healing the situation. It is not the same as condoning child abuse.
There is a difference between understanding what causes an event and condoning it. Confusing the two is one of the great tricks of crooked debating.
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