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| Arab summit condemns Israeli aggression on Palestinians |
| 2004-05-22 |
| In other news, Pope and Bear ... tape at 11:00 The two-day Arab summit here condemns the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and underlines commitment to the Arab peace initiative as the Arab project to achieve just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region. ... Hailing the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people and their legitimate national leadership under Yasser Arafat, the draft supports the Palestinian struggle against the continued and escalating Israeli aggression to restore their legitimate national rights to self determination and setting up the Palestinian state. The siege imposed on the Palestinian people and President Yasser Arafat does not serve the peace process at a time when the Palestinian leadership has agreed to positively move towards peace and commitment to the quartet-approved roadmap peace plan, says the document. Do they actually believe the horsesh!t they spew? They must be breathing their own exhaust. The draft statement condemns all Israeli military operations in the Palestinian and Arab territories, operations targeting civilians without discrimination and operations targeting Palestinian leaders, saying this only trigger violence and counter violence and do not lead to establishing peace needed by the region. Of course, Arafat’s continued blockade of any roadmap progress goes entirely without mention. Oh wait, he’s one of the keynote speakers! It demands the Quartet, the US administration and the European Union to press Israel into allowing the Palestinian president to move freely. Only in a wooden box. The US should commit to its vision of establishing a viable Palestinian state side by side with Israel and the terms of reference of the peace process, represented in the related UN resolutions and the principles of land-for-peace, it added. The US has done exactly that for some time now. By ensuring Israeli military might, no awkward Arab supremacy has been allowed to cause another Holocaust. Any amendment to the terms of reference of the peace process is considered an unacceptable prejudging of the outcome of negotiations, a violation of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people and an impediment to efforts to reach a just solution to be agreed on the issue of the return of refugees to their homeland in accordance with UN resolution No. 194 of 1948, it stresses. Still no mention of Jewish "right of return" or compensation. No parity, no dice. The draft statement underlines that any Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories should be comprehensive to end the occupation under international supervision and in coordination with the Palestinian National Authority. Israel has made substantial efforts to work constructively with the Palestinian Authority. The PA’s direct complicity with terror activity and their sheltering of major terrorist figures has made a mockery of such attempts. The draft statement calls upon the quartet to resume serious action to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the basis of the Arab peace plan and the roadmap plan. Arafat must be eliminated first, either by Palestinian consensus or Israeli intervention, take your pick. In the statement, Arab leaders emphasize their countries’ continued support for the Palestinian National Authority and urge other countries not to "recognize or deal with" any promises that infringe the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights. What form of equanimous diplomacy is there that will not The statement condemns Israeli "state terrorism" against the Palestinians, including cold-blooded killings, massive detentions and destruction of the infrastructure facilities in the Palestinian territory. Yet makes no mention of terrorist mass murders within Israel’s borders. Meanwhile, the statement calls on the world, especially the UN Security Council, to endeavour for an international supervised ceasefire and provide an international protection for the Palestinians. The Israeli fence is all the "protection" they deserve. Reiterating their opposition of Israeli measures to annex and Judaise Jerusalem, it condemns Israel’s "racist barrier" and its excavations for posing threats to holy sites in Jerusalem. While neglecting to mention how the "Wailing Wall" was turned into a urinal under their own watch. The document calls for a fair solution to the problem of the Palestinian refugees conforming to UN resolutions and voice opposition to re-settle the refugees in Arab countries and rejection of Israel’s measures aimed at "changing the legal, natural and demographic status" of the occupied Golan Heights. Too late. Constant aggression has made any return of the Golan Heights" a non-issue. ... On Iraq, the statement confirms Arab leaders’ keenness on the war-torn country’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence, calling on the UN Security Council to take necessary measures to end occupation of Iraq and help the Iraqis to regain their complete sovereignty over their lands. If regaining "sovereignty" includes the institutionalization of wife beating and rigid religious theocracy, don’t hold your breath. It stresses UN’s "central and And a big "thank you" to Chalabi for subversive collaboration with Iran. "The Arab leaders strongly condemn the inhuman and immoral practices committed by the occupation troops against Iraqi detainees and demand wrongdoers be brought to justice," said the draft. What, no mention of Saddam and his little picnics? On development and modernization course in the Arab world, the draft statement says, "We, Arab leaders conferring here in Tunis on May 22, 2004, expressing our countries’ willingness to achieve an all-out development." Without the least whiff of protest regarding Arafat’s willingness to let murderous thugs like Hamas [& Islamic] Jihad attend [the] Tunis Arab Summit. |
| Posted by:Zenster |
| #6 Actually, this was the very first time the Arab League has condemned attacks on Jews and Israelis so it's a semi-big deal and it's a start. (Only Zipperhead would ignore the significance and go off on another "Kill them all and let Allan sort them out." rant.) |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-05-23 4:16:22 AM |
| #5 In another equally shocking developement,NASA announced that the Earth revolved along its axis yesterday. While this momentous news has indeed sent intense shock waves throughout the entire Arab world, it in no way changes the fact that they continue to perceive the Earth's surface as flat. Much like countless centuries of their social and cultural "development." |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-22 9:02:12 PM |
| #4 Arab peace initiative: Kill all the Jews and then make peace with the bomb shrapnel and corpses. |
| Posted by: Curious 2004-05-22 8:20:00 PM |
| #3 Okay, that drop last week must have really screwed up my surprise meter. Serves me right for shopping at a bargain place. Didn't twitch when I saw the article, went wild when I read Stephen's comment. Dammit, man, you can't go around making stuff up like that! As for that "all-out development," that's technological only. Human rights and freedom and logic will go hang. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-22 8:09:00 PM |
| #2 Arab Summit upset? Paleos and CAIR outraged? Sounds like something's going right |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-22 8:07:36 PM |
| #1 In another equally shocking developement,NASA announced that the Earth revolved along its axis yesterday. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-05-22 8:04:10 PM |