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2003-11-03 Middle East
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Paleos seethe, whine
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JPost; reg reqd. Hat tip LGF.
Palestinians on Sunday marked the 86th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration by demanding an apology from Britain for promising "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip marched in the streets jumped up and down, made faces and held rallies to condemn the role Britain played in the establishment of Israel.
"Haman! Haman!"
For decades the Palestinians and the Arab world have been marking the "notorious" anniversary of the Balfour Declaration — a reference to foreign secretary Arthur Balfourâs support in 1917 for a "national home" for the Jews in Palestine — by protests and rioting rallies.
And theyâre peeved that Hitler was foiled; never mind that theyâd have been next.
Statements issued by different Palestinian factions, organizations, and officials demanded an apology from Britain, saying it is morally and legally responsible for the creation of Israel. The Palestinian Council for Defending Refugees Rights said Britain must apologize for the injustice done to the Palestinians as a result of the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. "We hold Britain responsible, morally and legally, for the injustice done to the Palestinian cause," the council said.
"Jews breathe. Thatâs unfair."
| Google's never heard of the Palestinian Council for Defending Refugeesâ Rights. They must be one of the biggies... |
"Britain is responsible for disarming our people prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, thus depriving our people of their right to self-determination and independence. Therefore, we are demanding that Britain apologize for what happened in Palestine."
"And then round up the Jews for extermination, dammit!"
Youssef al-Kazzaz, the director of the Voice of Palestine, the Palestinian Authorityâs official radio station, also demanded an apology from Britain for the "criminal" Balfour Declaration. "Britain alone bears the responsibility for the ill-reputed Balfour Declaration," he said. "Britain alone should therefore make an official apology to the Palestinians for what this declaration caused, including occupation, displacement, killings, and settlements. That decision gave Israel a free hand to carry out its known policies in Palestine."
"Democracy, prosperity, and freedom suck."
Kazzaz called on Palestinians and Arabs living in Britain to form special committees to put pressure on the British government to issue a similar declaration acknowledging the Palestiniansâ right to establish their own state. "Otherwise, the Palestinian people in their homeland and elsewhere would continue to hold Britain responsible for this crime in favor of Israel," he said.
How is it crime? Oh yeah I forgot the Sharia motto: Freedom is slavery.
The Arab Liberation Front, a breakaway group from the PLO, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued statements in Gaza City saying that Britain bears the historic responsibility for the creation of Israel. Hamas also issued a statement demanding an apology from Britain, saying it is morally and legally responsible for the suffering of the Palestinians.
Uh-huh. Yeah sure. 
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