| Submit your comments on this article |
| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Fatah: "Our Goal Has Never Been Peace" |
| 2009-07-13 |
| The PA will resume violence and terror against Israel when Fatah is "capable," and "according to what seems right," Fatah activist Kifah Radaydeh says in a PA TV interview. She states openly that peace is not a goal for Fatah: It has been said that we are negotiating for peace, but our goal has never been peace. Peace is a means; the goal is Palestine. Radaydeh says that "armed struggle" has not been ruled out and will continue, depending on how "capable" the PA forces are. Click here to see the PATV interview with Fatah official, Kifah Radaydeh Transcript: Fatah is facing a challenge, because [Fatah] says that we perceive peace as one of the strategies, but we say that all forms of the struggle exist, and we do not rule out the possibility of the armed struggle or any other struggle. The struggle exists in all its forms, on the basis of what we are capable of at a given time, and according to what seems right... What exactly do we want? It has been said that we are negotiating for peace, but our goal has never been peace. Peace is a means; and the goal is Palestine. I do not negotiate in order to achieve peace. I negotiate for Palestine, in order to achieve a state. -- PA TV July 7, 2009 It should be noted that when Fatah refers to "Palestine," it is routinely referring to all of Israel. Some examples: ... |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 Nice of them to finally be up front about it. In case it wasn't obvious... STILL not obvious to Obama. But hey, let's not let facts get in the way of the narrative. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-07-13 17:55 |
| #3 Nice of them to finally be up front about it. In case it wasn't obvious... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-07-13 14:08 |
| #2 Master of the Obvious picture? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-07-13 13:17 |
| #1 Yah, a real basis for trust. |
| Posted by: Spike Gramp9390 2009-07-13 12:25 |