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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Now a secular Palestine would welcome Jews
2011-09-17
Palestinian Authority leaders say a future Palestinian state would be secular and open to all religions — including Jews — if they are willing to follow their laws as Palestinian citizens.

Mahmoud Habbash, the Palestinian Authority's minister of religious affairs, said, "The future Palestinian state will be open to all its citizens, regardless of their religion. We want a civil state, which in it live all the faiths, Muslim, Christian and Jews also if they agree, (and) accept to be Palestinian citizens."
"Can I get an amen?"
Habbash's comments come after the ambassador for the PLO to the United States, Maen Areikat, responded when asked Tuesday whether he could foresee a Jew being elected mayor of Ramallah: "I personally still believe that as a first step we need to be totally separated, and we can contemplate these issues in the future."

Areikat continued: "After the experience of the last 44 years of military occupation and all the conflict and friction, I think it would be in the best interest of the two people to be separated first."

This comment was widely reported, eliciting harsh reactions from Israeli members of parliament and members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Areikat later said that he never meant that Jews would not be allowed in a future state. He told the Huffington Post, "I never said that, and I never meant to say such a thing."
"Heavens no!"
Habbash said the state would protect any Jews still within the borders of a Palestinian state and accepted Palestinian citizenship, "equal with other citizens." But no one would be allowed to remain armed, as settlers are now, he said.
That should seal the deal.
Posted by:ryuge

#7  Their lips are moving, so they're obviously ___.

Can anyone fill in the blank, boys and girls?
Posted by: Barbara   2011-09-17 16:30  

#6  Taquia. This whole article directly contradicts what was said yesterday and what will be said tomorrow.

Mahmoud Habbash. Any relation to George Habbash?
Posted by: Pollyandrew   2011-09-17 14:56  

#5  Choices are:

Conversion to Islam (see above)

Pay a high tax in humiliation - have no legal standing in court - Muslims are *always* right no matter what. You are considered just below cattle - but a little higher than cattle dung. Oh and you must practice your religion in secret.

Death.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-09-17 11:48  

#4   ...if they are willing to follow their laws as Palestinian citizens.

AKA Shariah.

Now tell me how that's going to work again? In detail please.
Posted by: AlanC   2011-09-17 09:39  

#3  Gilad Shalit is unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Spealet Borgia1389   2011-09-17 08:31  

#2  ABBAS is going to request full membership for the PA before the UNSC.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-09-17 02:22  

#1  All they have to do is convert to Islam, then be punished for having been Jews by having all their wealth taken from them.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-09-17 00:31  

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