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To: Brookline
Israel is a signator of the Geneva Convention. It, therefore, has signed a treaty obligating it to provide services to people in territory it occupies. Any territory not annexed or claimed by Israel in a formal way (Golan and Jerusalem have been annexed) is occupied for the purpose of the Geneva Conventions. Unlike the Palestinians the government of Israel has always lived up to its obligations.

I am not ashamed of my support of Oslo. It was an honest attempt to reach peace by Israel. It was totally dishonest by Arafat and the Palestinians. We could not have known that without trying, and it will be the record of Palestinian dishonesty and of violating agreements that will, in the end, justify what unilateral action Israel will have to take to resolve the issue.

Binyamin Netanyahu, in an interview with Fox News prior to the last election, said Israel owes Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak thanks for demonstrating without a doubt that the Palestinians are not interested in peace. I think the then Foreign Minister had it right.
9 posted on 12/08/2003 1:00:18 PM PST by anotherview ("Ignorance is the choice not to know" -Klaus Schulze)
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To: anotherview
Israel is a signator of the Geneva Convention. It, therefore, has signed a treaty obligating it to provide services to people in territory it occupies.

Draw the border (we might disagree on the lines) and declare it unilaterally. Leave, no more occupation. If (while) violence continues, let Jordan, Egypt and Syria provides services and jobs.

10 posted on 12/08/2003 1:03:26 PM PST by SJackson
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To: anotherview
I am not ashamed of my support of Oslo. It was an honest attempt to reach peace by Israel. It was totally dishonest by Arafat and the Palestinians. We could not have known that without trying, and it will be the record of Palestinian dishonesty and of violating agreements that will, in the end, justify what unilateral action Israel will have to take to resolve the issue.

Binyamin Netanyahu, in an interview with Fox News prior to the last election, said Israel owes Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak thanks for demonstrating without a doubt that the Palestinians are not interested in peace. I think the then Foreign Minister had it right.

You are an Israeli and everything there is, ultimately, an internal business of Israel. Nevertheless, people can have opinions, and can disagree with each other (in civilized way of course). So the following is just my opinion.

There was a large part of the Israel society that disagreed with Oslo right from the beginning. It was obvious to many here in US (including me) that it was doomed for the failure. You just can't hire a gangster to control another gangsters and believe that you will be safe from any of them. Somebody said addressing American leftists that its always amazing how leftist are surprised when their actions fail time, after time, after time. Like consequences of actions don't exist and can't be foreseen, when indeed they can.

Yes, by Oslo Israel bought some good will from the American left and Europeans. But that was predictably short-lived good will that evaporated as soon as Israel was predictably forced to defend against predictable actions of the Arafat's gang.

It's like facing a known killer and tell him; "I dare you to kill me, if you do, everybody will know for sure that you are a killer".

All the nice words how now everybody really know that Arafat and Co are not really interested in peace worth nothing. Because actions of Europeans and American left (not counting 56 Muslim countries and their third world allies in the UN) give NO credit to Israel. Israel weakened its position for ZERO gain. And Geneva goes the same way. The fact that there is no good solution and good win-win decision does not mean that knowingly bad one should be tried just to do something.

Best regards.

17 posted on 12/08/2003 1:37:48 PM PST by Tolik
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