Saturday, August 08, 2009

ILLUSION OF PEACE

If America’s liberal Jews and President Obama would only study the numerous declarations made by "moderate" Palestinians, the latest of which is described below, they would realize that peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians is an illusion because the real goal of Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah is the same as that of Hamas and Hezbollah – the extinction of the Jewish State.

FATAH: ALL OF JERUSALEM MUST BE RETURENED BEFORE NEGOTIATIONS

By Jerusalem Post staff
August 8, 2009

The sixth Fatah General Assembly decreed on Saturday that the return of both east and west Jerusalem to Palestinian control was a "red line" which was non-negotiable, and would need to be fulfilled before any peace talks with Israel could renew, Israel Radio reported.

According to the report, a document adopted by the Fatah delegates of the assembly declared that Palestinians would "continue to be sacrificed until residents of Jerusalem are free of settlements and settlers." The document went on to state that all of Jerusalem, including the surrounding villages, belonged to the Palestinians, and lands conquered following the Six Day War shared the same status as those located within the Green Line.

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz blasted the statement Saturday, saying that the declaration was a clear message to all those who maintained the "illusion that the Palestinians were prepared for compromise," Israel Radio reported.

Israel should take legal steps in response to the decree, Israel Radio quoted the minister as saying. According to the report, he urged the government to expand the municipal authority of Jerusalem to include Ma'aleh Adumim, Givat Ze'ev, Gush Etzion, and Beitar. In addition, Katz encouraged further construction in surrounding neighborhoods so as to increase Jewish presence in the city.

Also at the conference on Saturday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was named head of Fatah.

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