Posted on 03/17/2008 7:22:02 PM PDT by Alouette
The Palestinian Authority is planning to mark Israel's 60th anniversary by calling on all Palestinians living abroad to converge on Israel by land, sea and air.
The plan, drawn by Ziad Abu Ein, a senior Fatah operative and Deputy Minister for Prisoners' Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, states that the Palestinians have decided to implement United Nations Resolution 194 regarding the refugees.
Article 11 of the resolution, which was passed in December 1948, says that "refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible."
The initiative is the first of its kind and is clearly aimed at embarrassing Israel during the anniversary celebrations by highlighting the issue of the "right of return" for the refugees.
Entitled "The Initiative of Return and Coexistence," the plan suggests that the PA has abandoned a two-state solution in favor of one state where all Arabs and Jews would live together.
"The Palestinians, backed by all those who believe in peace, coexistence, human rights and the UN resolutions, shall recruit all their energies and efforts to return to their homeland and live with the Jews in peace and security," the plan says.
"Fulfilling the right of return is a human, moral and legal will that can't be denied by the Jews or the international community. On the [60th] anniversary of the great suffering, the Palestinian people are determined to end this injustice."
Abu Ein's initiative, which has won the backing of many PA leaders in Ramallah, calls on all Israelis to welcome the Palestinians "who will be returning to live together with them in the land of peace."
The plan calls on the refugees to return to Israel on May 14, 2008 with their suitcases and tents so that they could settle in their former villages and towns. The refugees are also requested to carry UN flags upon their return and to be equipped with their UNRWA-issued ID cards.
The Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees are requested to facilitate the return of the refugees by opening their borders and allowing them to march toward Israel. The plan specifically refers to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, whose governments are asked to provide logistic support to allow the refugees to carry out their mission.
Palestinian refugees living in the US, EU, Canada and Latin America are requested to use their foreign passports to fly to Ben-Gurion Airport from May 14-16. The plan calls for the Palestinians to hire dozens of boats flying UN flags that will converge on Israeli ports simultaneously.
To ensure international backing, the plan calls to invite world leaders, the UN secretary-general, journalists and legal experts from around the world to declare their support for the Palestinians' "right of return." The Palestinians, in return, would promise to practice their right peacefully and to denounce terror and violence.
Arab governments are requested to provide both financial and political backing for the initiative. The plan stresses that the Palestinians can no longer expect to achieve the "right of return" at the negotiating table with Israel. "We must take matters into our own hands," it states. "Negotiations, slogans and UN resolutions are not going to bring us our rights."
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BULLHOCKEY!
Let them all converge on Gaza and bomb the crap out of it.
Israel should announce that this is an invasion of their sovereign territory and act accordingly.
No, they really will promise it.
Yep!
Agreed.
They always try to portray themselves as the poor underclass being mercilessly attacked by the evil Jooz who for some reason don't like peaceful suicide bombers blowing up day care centers and school buses.
Good. I hope the ones here in the U.S. follow these instructions.
And then I hope Israel deals with them in the appropriate manner.
Leni
At the same time will the Muslim countries invite in the 900,000 Jews they expelled?
Does this mean the 800,000 Jews whose land in a dozen Arab countries was stolen from them can also “return” and claim that land? In one case, I read one Jew’s land in Iran is now the site of a major oil drilling rig.
They refused the original plan; they tried to kill all the Jews and take all of Israel for themselves; they failed.
The muslims spent the next 60 years killing, burning, maiming and whining.
Now they will suddenly see reason and "wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors"?
I don't think so.
Oh yes, this offer is limited to those who left at the urging of fellow muslims 60 years ago...
...wishing to return to their homes and LIVE AT PEACE with their neighbors...
I believe that phrase disqualifies most palestinians from refugee status.
This compares in its stupidity with all the Arab military strategy in past wars against Israel. They couldn't possibly carry it out without igniting another war - if Olmert and crew have any desire to defend Israel.
so, how long until a major war breaks out?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Well, since Israel never forced anyone out of their land, that must mean the governments of Iraq, Syria, Jordon and Egypt. They encouraged the Muslim Arabs living in Palestine (less trans-Jordon of course) to leave, to make room for the Arab armies, particularly the Jordanian Arab Legion, and the Iraqi Army to push the Jews into the sea, with the implied reward of lands and properties belonging to the Jews who had lived there for generations. Not only that, but they actually did force Jews to leave their homes, property, etc in Iraq, Syria and other Arab/Muslim countries. Most of those displaced ended up in Israel, some in the US and a very few other countries.
Pay up you Arabs/Musslemen.
I urge Israel to prepare an end to the land’s infestation of palesite..better call Turbanex!
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