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Academics to Olmert: Negotiate with Hamas
2007-09-24
11 prominent authors and intellectuals announced Sunday that they would publicly call upon the government to reach an agreement with the Palestinians and to negotiate with Hamas.

The petition, which will be made public Monday, calls upon Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to make every possible effort to arrive at an agreement with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the upcoming middle East peace summit in November.

The intellectuals will also demand that Hamas be engaged in talks in order to bring about a ceasefire with the organization. "In the past Israel has negotiated with its worst enemies," the petition reads. "And now, the correct course of action is to negotiate with Hamas in an effort to foment a general cease fire that will prevent further suffering on both sides."
Posted by:Fred

#9  Academic means never having to say your sorry...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-09-24 20:01  

#8  I'm afraid it was the somewhat newer gardens of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Besoeker dear. Not quite as pretty, but a lot less PC nonsense from the gardeners. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-09-24 13:10  

#7  But TW, I'm sure the gardens of Cambridge miss you dreadfully young lady.
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-09-24 12:52  

#6  Hey -- I grew up in an ivy-covered ivory tower. And very pleasant it was, too, although admittedly it left me totally unfitted for the real world. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-09-24 12:46  

#5  Intellectual means someone who never really does anything except to sit in an ivy covered tower all day.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2007-09-24 12:20  

#4  These intellectuals should feel free to walk into Gaza and conduct the negotiations themselves. I would call the end result a twofer.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-09-24 09:34  

#3  Eleven prominent authors and intellectuals...This sort of comment belies the title "intellectuals". I would be willing to bet that none of these "intellectuals" have degrees in engineering or the hard sciences. This is nothing more than the usual cry for attention by aging academics who have this nagging suspicion that they are totally irrelevant.
Posted by: RWV   2007-09-24 09:15  

#2  Let the Egyptians work for the billions in US aid they receive every year... place Gaza under Egyptian administration.

They can negotiate with Hamas.

Posted by: john frum   2007-09-24 08:22  

#1  Perhaps someone should ask these elite morons how one negotiate with someone who's sole and only objective is your total destruction?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2007-09-24 05:12  

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