When the Palestinians Say "End of Occupation", What Do They Mean? - Photo Essay

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[Tailgunner Joe]

When the Palestinians Say "End of Occupation", What Do They Mean?

The Western world thinks they mean "End of occupation in the West Bank and Gaza"

But what the Palestinians actually mean is "End of Israel".

They don't even try to hide it.

See for yourself:

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" on the official website of the Palestinian National Authority, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs:

http://www.mopa.gov.ps/

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" featured on the official emblem of the Palestinian National Authority’s Ministry of Industry:

http://www.industry.gov.ps

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" on Arafat’s Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official emblem:

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" on Yasser Arafat’s uniform.

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" in the official Palestinian Authority’s education system schoolbooks.

Page 64 of the Palestinian Authority’s official 5th grade school book: "there’s no Israel"

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" as a statuette displayed at the Principal’s room in a school in the Palestinian town of Tulkarm.

A dagger is thrust in the "heart" of the land. Blood trickles from the wound and irrigates the plant of the Palestinian State.

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

This is the map of "Liberated Palestine" from an art lesson in a Palestinian school.

The Jews destroyed by fire, the Israeli flag burning

It is the map of the entire State of Israel.

Question: Now, when you hear the Palestinians say "End of Occupation" do they mean "A Palestinian State alongside Israel", or "In place of Israel?"

Answer: "Poll: Majority of Palestinians See Israel's Elimination as Goal"

poll conducted by the Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communication Center (JMCC). (Reuters, June 11, 2002)

What would YOU do in Israel’s place? <

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[yonif]

great post.

[yonif]

You guys don't get it. I am looking at that map, and yes they show the areas of Gaza and the West Bank. But are you noticing who made this map? It is the division of the Israel Defense Forces which is in charge of giving out gas masks and other emergency services to the population in case of an attack, etc (I can read hebrew, and I see the headline). So in a sense this map shows that Israel has plans, and has the West Bank and Gaza in mind when it comes to emergencies, noting that the PLO has no equpipment or will to protect their people. Yet another humanitiarian jesture from the Israelis.

[yonif]

Thank you.

[yonif]

And also in Israeli Schools they don't teach us that we have everything, they state we gave over lands to the PLO (I was in Israeli school system for 5 years in elementary school, so I know).

[yonif]

The Golan heights are under complete and total Israel control. They are part of the country. There is no agreement to hand it over to anyone, as you said.

[Tailgunner Joe]

bttt

[xm177e2]

Why do you consider the Golan Heights to be a part of Syria? What special claim to that land does Syria have, other than precedent? Syria launched a war for territory and it lost... so it lost some territory. Territory that had been used to launch Katyusha rocket artillery on Israel.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Responding to year-old message threads?

Why do you consider the Golan Heights to be a part of Syria? What special claim to that land does Syria have, other than precedent?

My opinion doesn't count. Neither does yours. The opinion of the United States Government, which does count, is that it does not recognize the Golan Heights as a legally-annexed part of Israel. If you don't like it then you should take it up with your representatives.