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| Fayad wants release of 2,000 prisoners |
| 2007-11-04 |
| The Palestinian Authority demands that Washington make an effort to achieve a document that would stand up to the Palestinian people's expectations and would help make the upcoming peace conference scheduled to take place at Annapolis, Maryland a success, Israel Radio reported Saturday evening. The Palestinian demand was announced by PA President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh following a meeting in Ramallah between Abbas and the United States' Assistant Secretary of State David Welsh. According to Rudaineh, Abbas told Welsh that the Palestinians were working to implement the first stage of the 'Road Map' and asked that Israel, too, would take measures to implement its own Road Map obligations. In a meeting in Jericho with top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, Welsh expressed readiness on the side of the US to oversee that the first stage of the Road Map is implemented, if the sides agree to it. Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad on urged Israel to agree to a deadline for peace talks and make "bold moves" ahead of the conference, including the release of 2,000 of more than 12,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Israel has rejected demands for a timetable, and US officials have also been cool to the idea, but Fayad told The Associated Press in an interview that a deadline is essential for restoring credibility to more than a decade of failed peace efforts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Forty years? P'rhaps it's time for them to leave the desert they made. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-04 20:58 |
| #11 Not one damn thing has changed since Arafart and his henchmen started hijacking planes back in the 60's. One thing has changed. Now they get even more money. This farce must end. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-04 19:26 |
| #10 My mind was wandering a couple minutes ago, and a thought came to me: I realized I've been sick and tired of the f*cking Palestinians and their bullshit for forty years now. Forty years. And it's the same damn crap from 'em every damn year. Not one damn thing has changed since Arafart and his henchmen started hijacking planes back in the 60's. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-11-04 18:55 |
| #9 We aim to please... ;) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2007-11-04 18:48 |
| #8 Tonk and Frank, I like the way you think... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-11-04 18:45 |
| #7 Ya see Frank, that's why you do this better than me, you add a finesse that I just keep missing! ;) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2007-11-04 18:35 |
| #6 Tony - maybe, but a covert "some have been 'switched'" campaign would make that better.. watch the rabid eat their own :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-04 18:28 |
| #5 Well, Thinking laterally here - why not let all 12,000 out, but make sure they're shunted back into Gaza? The Israelis don't have to feed them, they're not going to get back into Israel, and the Paleos get another 12,000 homicidal nutters running around loose (such an embarrassment of riches!) I don't see a downside to this. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2007-11-04 18:20 |
| #4 Fayad needs to have a bullet pumped into his head along with every single other shitbag goon who comes forward with these ridiculous demands. Only those in a position of power are permitted to insist upon any conditions. Doing so from a position of weakness—much like an aggressive chihuahua—is not only just plain ridiculous but also rather insulting and should be punished at all times. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-04 14:38 |
| #3 The PA DEMANDS? Yeah, we will get right on it. Here, have some back pocket money to keep you occupied for a while. When one is on the dole, the dolee cannot make demands of the doler, unless the doler is an idiot. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-11-04 13:07 |
| #2 Blessed is he who expects the worst, for he shall not be disappointed. Actually, where the Paleos are concerned, even using the word 'expectations' is overly optimistic |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-11-04 09:19 |
| #1 Palestinian people's expectations Because the Jews already know what to expect? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-11-04 02:11 |