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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas won't join any gov't asked to recognize Israel
2006-09-23
Toldja so.
(Xinhua) -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar from Hamas on Friday said that his movement would not join any coming Palestinian government if it recognized Israel.
"Nope. Nope. Ain't gonna do it."
“Previous nine Palestinian governments have recognized Israel but didn't get any thing or achieved any thing in return...”
Zahar made the remarks at a news conference held in Gaza about the result of an Israeli closure and blockade on the Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip. "Previous nine Palestinian governments have recognized Israel but didn't get any thing or achieved any thing in return," said Zahar.
"We ain't gonna recognize 'em and we're gonna get even less."
Warning negative results from recognizing the Jewish state, Zahar clarified that the Palestinian plan of national accordance, better known as the Prisoners' Document, didn't include any article urging the recognition of Israel.
"No matter what Abbas said..."
However, observers see the plan includes an implicit recognition of Israel by calling for a Palestinian statehood alongside the Jewish state. Hamas, like all Palestinian factions, agreed on the plan that also calls for a government of national unity. Regarding a proposed truce, Zahar said "the truce with Israel doesn't mean a recognition," calling at the same time for the truce to be mutual.
Posted by:Fred

#12  I do the NY crosswords in my head, then after 2 days I commit to them with blood.
Posted by: 6   2006-09-23 17:46  

#11  I did my civil engineering college homework in ink. My professors (Fang-Hui Chou at San Diego State - my favorite of all my structures classes) still remember me for that....after 20++ years LOL
Posted by: Frank G   2006-09-23 17:20  

#10  I never could do crossword puzzles -- I seem to function up the Z axis relative to those who compose them -- but put me in a room with a couple of smart people who know things (with or without a teapot) and I generally manage to be amused. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-23 17:02  

#9  Yep! Zenster whips out the old vocabulary every now and then an produces a gem.

I blame it on crossword puzzles*. Not that "fulmineous" ever appeared in one.

* Done in ink.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-23 13:57  

#8  Won't do it with a mouse, won't do it in a house, won't do it in a boat, won't do it in a moat...
Posted by: newc   2006-09-23 11:05  

#7  See, there is no 'two state' solution. Times up Paleo boys. Time for most of the land to revert back to its pre-1967 owners. I'm sure they'll treat them better than the Israelis [not].
Posted by: Snolumble Snemble9521   2006-09-23 10:15  

#6  A photo of those infamous starving Palestinian children would accompany the headline nicely.
Posted by: Jules   2006-09-23 08:46  

#5  Hey Zenster. Since they'll get $$$ without recognizing Israel (any doubts?), why should they?
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-09-23 07:59  

#4  I had to refer to my trusty dictionary for that one. It's good.

Yep! Zenster whips out the old vocabulary every now and then an produces a gem.

So, Zen, do you ever sleep?
Posted by: Texas Redneck   2006-09-23 07:44  

#3  Fulmineous. I had to refer to my trusty dictionary for that one. It's good. Not sure when I'll get a chance to use it but you never know.
Posted by: Gladys   2006-09-23 05:57  

#2  Damn, surprises everywhere you look lately.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-09-23 01:38  

#1  However, observers see the plan includes an implicit recognition of Israel by calling for a Palestinian statehood alongside the Jewish state. Hamas, like all Palestinian factions, agreed on the plan that also calls for a government of national unity. Regarding a proposed truce, Zahar said "the truce with Israel doesn't mean a recognition," calling at the same time for the truce to be mutual.

These are the unrivaled masters of flummery. From both sides of their mouth they simultaneously issue forth fulmineous proclamations of undying war and mendacious promises of elusive peace. All the while, their greasy palm is extended to grasp more of the filthy lucre being flung at them by fellow anti-Semites and cowed Europeans.

Rarely in history has there been a superior example of such transparent false-heartedness. The Palestinians differ in only one respect from their preposterously fraudulent predecessors, they actually believe in the lies they spew. No other political con artists or gang of thieves has ever been so utterly obtuse and stubbornly opaque as the Palestinians in the conduct of their shameless chicanery. The KGB could take lessons in misinformation from these psychopathic political quacks.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-23 01:05  

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