▁resolve ▁to ▁dirty ▁fighting ▁( su ic ide ▁bomb ings , ▁etc .) ▁as ▁a ▁last ▁resort . ▁See ing ▁the ▁entire ▁perspective ▁has ▁really ▁changed ▁my ▁views . ▁Yes , ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁" issue " ▁can ▁be ▁settled ▁peace fully , ▁but ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁put ▁their ▁differences ▁aside ▁— ▁before ▁it ' s ▁too ▁late . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁media ▁controvers y ▁at ▁Dre x el , ▁Ger ban ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁Palest in ian ▁issues ▁grew . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁first ▁considered ▁row ing ▁for ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁represent ▁Palest ine , ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁disc rim ination . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that , ▁while ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁live - in ▁resident ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁Bo at ▁Club ▁along ▁Bo ath ouse ▁Row ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁" re present ing ▁a ▁country ▁associated ▁with ▁terror ism ". ▁ ▁The ▁Palest in ian ▁Row ing ▁Federation ▁later ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁US Row ing ▁against ▁Mal ta ▁Bo at ▁Club ▁for ▁their ▁actions . ▁After ▁an ▁official ▁review , ▁US Row ing ▁found ▁no ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁compla int . ▁ ▁Cla im ing ▁he ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Ger ban ▁moved ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁full ▁spons or ship ▁through ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in