Posted on 09/13/2005 9:28:11 AM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot
Speaking in Gaza, PA leader says Gaza withdrawal a ‘historic precedent,’ adds Palestinians strive to remove occupation, settlements from all Palestinian land and chiefly Jerusalem.
The Gaza Strip withdrawal was a historic precedent, with the Palestinians striving to remove the Israeli occupation and settlements from all their land, and chiefly Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday evening.
Speaking in Gaza, in a speech broadcast on Palestinian television , Abbas chose to thank the Israeli Left, among other elements, for helping to bring about the disengagement.
“I thank all our people and everyone who assisted us, including Israeli peace forces, allied countries, Arab countries…I thank the martyrs, headed by the greatest martyr, Yasser Arafat,” Abbas said.
The Palestinian leader noted the disengagement was not an end to occupation and that
Israel must also withdraw from the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
"The withdrawal of the occupation army and the settlers from the Gaza Strip doesn't mean in any way that occupation has come to an end," Abbas said.
"Today Gaza, tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem,” he said.
Turning his attention to Israel, Abbas said: “I turn to the people and government in Israel and tell them, we are holding out our hand for a true peace and a just peace.”
“In order for the disengagement to be a step of peace, it mustn’t leave behind focal points of tension that may bring the diplomatic process to a dead-end,” he said. ‘For this, (construction) work in the settlements and on the separation fence must end and prisoners must be released…”
At the same time, Abbas delivered a clear warning to terror groups that may seek to challenge his authority that everybody must obey the law.
"We will not allow anybody to destroy this achievement under any justification. This is the future of our sons. Today there is no room for personal agendas," he said.
"We will not allow the armed chaos and people taking the law into their own hands or kidnappings or attacking public property," Abbas said.
Would YOU want 4 million trailer trash moving into your country?
Yeah, it reminded me of a pogrom too. A mild one, but a pogrom nonetheless. Pulling Jews from their homes to put them in a ghetto behind a wall. Maybe I'm stretching it a little, Eretz Israel isn't a ghetto, but hey, the liberals play the "tantamount" game all the time, turnabout's fair play.
Jerusalem can't be partitioned, period. Having just come back from there and seeing the old partition and being told what used to happen, forget it.
Somehow some way the Palestinians are going to have to be made to understand the deal they have right now is the end of the road. As I see it this is going to be very ugly because they only understand brute force.
Hey Abbas...death as a result of bad meat in the can is not martyrdom.
"Today Gaza, tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem,” he said.
I know but, would he be successful?
If the Palis were Americans, they would be democrats. You will never be able to give enough to them.
Well let's face it, the Palis/Islamist's idea of Martyrdom isn't Martyrdom. It's Murderdom.
Figures. A Munich was forced, and just like the Munich of 1938, the bad guys weren't satisfied. In both cases, the appetite of the bad guys was increased. Now the Amalekstinians are talking again about grabbing Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. Just like the other bad guys some 65-70 years ago, even if they were given the whole planet earth, they'd howl that it wasn't enough, they'd also want the moon as well.
A single word sums up the constant refrain of the Amalekstinians - "GIMME!"
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