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Palestinian Delegate Backs Armed Struggle™
Palestinians are entitled to fight Israel "by all means," a senior Palestinian official was quoted as saying in Malaysia on Saturday — a statement at odds with the official Palestinian position. "Pursuing the armed struggle™ is a must, as it is the only solution in sight to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Farouk Kaddoumi, the de facto Palestinian foreign minister, was quoted as saying by the Malaysian national news agency Bernama. "We must continue our struggle against the occupation. This is the only solution to our problem."
| "There's simply no way we can negotiate with them! They keep expecting us to adhere to our agreements..." |
Kaddoumi, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's political department, is representing the Palestinians at a weeklong series of meetings of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Malaysia. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is prevented from leaving the West Bank by the Israeli military.
| Actually, he can leave any time. Matter of fact, he'd probably like Malaysia. He should try it... |
Extremists have launched dozens of attacks on Israelis during three years of violence, and Israel has retaliated by invading Palestinian territory, targeting senior militant leaders in rocket attacks and, recently, launching an air strike inside Syria at an alleged training camp for Palestinian militants.
| Not that the two are connected... |
The Palestinian Authority condemns suicide attacks after they occur, and Kaddoumi's comments appeared to be direct opposition to the official Palestinian position.
| Prob'ly thought he was speaking in Arabic... |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-12 |
