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Posted on 08/19/2005 8:47:11 AM PDT by J. Worthington Witfellow

Abbas: Gaza pullout due to "Palestinian Sacrifices."


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To: Rammer

LOL!


41 posted on 08/19/2005 9:11:01 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: Rammer

The thing that REALLY pi&&es them off is the fact that Israel has taken land that was almost completely barren and turned it into a thriving agricultural hotspot.


42 posted on 08/19/2005 9:12:55 AM PDT by RightFighter
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To: J. Worthington Witfellow

Abbas: Gaza Pullout Result of Patience

By Associated Press

August 19, 2005, 11:59 AM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that Israel's Gaza pullout resulted from Palestinian "sacrifices" and "patience."

Abbas also promised to rebuild houses in Gaza destroyed by Israel. He made his comments before thousands of cheering Palestinians at Gaza's closed airport.

"This pullout is a result of our sacrifice, of our patience, the sacrifice of our people, the steadfastness, and the wise people of our nation," Abbas said.


43 posted on 08/19/2005 9:17:53 AM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: michigander

Expected, but very disturbing.


44 posted on 08/19/2005 9:19:09 AM PDT by J. Worthington Witfellow (Be sure you cross the swamp before you taunt the gators)
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To: Dems_R_Losers
Who knows what he is going to do next,

My guess is now that many Pal. terrorists are grouped into one small target area, KA-BOOM, assuming the terrorism doesn't stop. And it won't...

45 posted on 08/19/2005 9:19:18 AM PDT by CommandoFrank (Peer into the depths of hell and you will find the face of Islam...)
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To: Alberta's Child
...it's internal conflict between its own various political and religious factions.

Just like in days of old. What will it take?

46 posted on 08/19/2005 9:21:58 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Alberta's Child
The biggest threat to Israel's existence is not Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian terrorists, etc. -- it's internal conflict between its own various political and religious factions.

Sadly, that seems to be a problem inherent in all democracies . . .

However, I do think that after the Gaza pullout, any ensuing Palestinian violence will unify the Israelis. The appeasers will realize (even if it is temporary) that appeasement was ineffective and will realize (again, temporarily) that you cannot negotiate with terrorists.

I think we'll see Ehud Barak and Shimon Perez arm in arm with Netanyahu and Sharon, calling for retaliation. I have already heard Barak saying that was the next step if Abbas did not hold up his end of the bargain. And with the settlers out of there, they can blast the junk out of Gaza . . .

47 posted on 08/19/2005 9:22:11 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: madison10
What will it take?

I don't know, but Israelis pulling Israelis out of a synagogue is a pretty powerful image . . .

48 posted on 08/19/2005 9:28:14 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: Born Conservative
If you don't post that link as a thread, I will in an hour or so. It's great.

The Fireproof Penis [wrap in -proof aluminum foil]

Finally a palestinian contribution to science, if it works

49 posted on 08/19/2005 9:28:51 AM PDT by SJackson (I went to the intifada, and all I got was a UN T-Shirt, Hugh Hewitt)
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To: theophilusscribe
As of today, Israel's most serious exposure to terrorism comes not from Gaza, but from the West Bank.

This is why the Israeli government insisted on vacating those settlements. Having those settlements in an area surrounded by Palestinians represents a major security problem.

50 posted on 08/19/2005 9:35:40 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: theophilusscribe

Yes, there is something to turning a mixed, well surveyed, problem area into a free fire zone.


51 posted on 08/19/2005 9:35:57 AM PDT by Not now, Not ever! (This tagline is temporarily closed for re-modeling)
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To: J. Worthington Witfellow

52 posted on 08/19/2005 9:36:32 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: RightFighter
The thing that REALLY pi&&es them off is the fact that Israel has taken land that was almost completely barren and turned it into a thriving agricultural hotspot.

Indeed. There an old Arab complaint, "You let just one Jew into the neighborhood and pretty soon they take over and turn the desert into a damned oasis."

53 posted on 08/19/2005 9:37:50 AM PDT by Oatka (Hyphenated-Americans have hyphenated-loyalties -- Victor Davis Hanson)
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To: SJackson

This is proof that terrorism works.


54 posted on 08/19/2005 9:38:26 AM PDT by umgud (Comment removed by poster before moderator could get to it)
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To: cantfindagoodscreenname
PA president Mahmound Abbas gave a speech at the Gaza Airport commenting on the Gaza pullout..

Essentially, he gave no credit to Sharon, or the Israeli government for making this "gesture to peace"..

Instead, he credited the pullout to "Palestinian Sacrifice"..
That could mean a lot of things, but it most probably means, "keep killing jews"...

55 posted on 08/19/2005 9:43:49 AM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: Dems_R_Losers
Sharon changed the equation of the never-ending "peace process" by building the wall and by getting the settlers out of Gaza. He is done negotiating with terrorists. Who knows what he is going to do next, but he isn't taking orders from George Bush, that's for sure.

I'm hoping that Sharon has a specific plan / agenda in mind...
I'm hoping this isn't some stupid hope that trading "land for peace" will work..
It has never worked and never will..

My thought has been that Sharon understands the Pali mind well enough to know they will be unable to resist continuing their attacks on Israel..

Sharon will then be on "high ground" when he institutes a "massive retaliation" and drives the arabs out of Gaza..
All of them..
Permanently..

56 posted on 08/19/2005 9:48:47 AM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: Alberta's Child

Absolutely. I agree with you, Alberta's Child, the West Bank is Israel's most difficult problem—and Jerusalem lies at the crux of that problem. They can't give it up . . .

With the troops out of Gaza they can reinforce the West Bank, which is good. The negative is that the Gaza settlements are psychological strongholds for the Israelis, respresenting hard fought territories. But I think that will go a long way to uniting them when (not if) the Palestinians violate the terms of the roadmap.


57 posted on 08/19/2005 9:54:07 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: Drammach

never happen.


58 posted on 08/19/2005 9:57:04 AM PDT by johnb838 (Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.)
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To: johniegrad
Does "Palestinian sacrifices" translate in "exploding martyrs"?

Now you can have your very own!


59 posted on 08/19/2005 9:57:17 AM PDT by Undertow ("I have found some kind of temporary sanity...")
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To: Not now, Not ever!

That's for sure! I love what Winston Churchill said . . . "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile—hoping it will eat him last."

The appeasing faction of Israel is about to find out (again) that this crocodile is never filled—no matter what offerings you throw at it.

He also said:
"A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it."

You would think these "moderates" would have learned the character of the Palestinians by now. Sad that they have not . . .


60 posted on 08/19/2005 10:02:05 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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