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| US pressing Abbas to control Gaza situation | |
| 2005-10-01 | |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 You want your own state, you've got to try doing things that governments do Yeah, what he said! This is the crux of the problem of Palestinian statehood - the fact that there is no such thing as The Palestinians, at least not in a political sense. There is no one person/party/armed group that speaks for all the Paleos. No one to make an enforceable treaty, cut a deal or try to reason with. No one to keep a lid on the traditional Paleo sport of jew-killing. Right now, the annual Burning Man Festival has more claim to statehood than the Palestinians. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-10-01 13:21 |
| #1 Finally. We better be pressing them on this ruthlessly. Although I found this statement a bit troubling: "The senior Bush administration official said Abbas understands the need to disarm militants outside the Palestinian security forces. " Outside? |
| Posted by: jules 2 2005-10-01 12:03 |