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| Arabs to introduce plan calling for Palestinian state |
| 2002-07-15 |
| With a new round of Mideast diplomacy opening this week, Arab nations will introduce a plan calling for international recognition of a Palestinian state, followed by a two-year period to work out the final borders. Took Bush's suggestion and reworked it to their own advantage, did they? The talks that open Tuesday in New York are an attempt to revive Mideast peacemaking, and will include diplomats from the United States, the United Nations, Europe, and Russia, along with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. They going to try and set the peace processor on "puree"... The Arab plan, worked out in conjunction with the Palestinians, calls for Palestinian elections for a new leader and parliament in January as part of a broader reform effort. Is the "new leader" going to be Yasser? Or are they going to put him in a nursing home? If he's in a nursing home things might look different... Shortly after the balloting, the Palestinians would seek United Nations recognition for a state based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Mideast war. Oh? Is that a hook? But the bait looks so yummy... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Actually, Steve, there was a recent article in the Wall Street Journal saying that the new fence is actually a bad idea. When Israel put up a fence over at Lebanon, the terrorists promptly moved right up to it and put missiles right there, and when Israel tried to move in, the int'l community insisted that the fence was actually a border and therefore Israel was being all aggressive 'n' stuff. So if Israel doesn't want to settle on that fence being an int'lly recognized border of Israel/Palestine, they may want to reconsider building it at all. |
| Posted by: Just John 2002-07-15 22:35:58 |
| #1 Pre-1967 borders? Even the vaunted U.N. resolutions 242 and 338 make clear that the final borders would be subject to negotiation. I'd put the fence-building project on 24/7 status, and to hell with the overtime. Regards, |
| Posted by: Steve White 2002-07-15 10:43:06 |