Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Torie
What does the 12% figure mean exactly? Is the area on the east side of the wall only 12% of something larger, or does the wall take in 12% of the pre 1967 borders?

Palestinians who make up half of the population on historic Palestine will be stuck behind Apartheid walls and fences on 12% of historic Palestine’s land.

I didn't catch that. I think he's referring to the fact that the West Bank and Gaza are only 12% of the British Mandate, which included what are now Israel and Jordan. Don't forget that along with the destruction of Israel, a formal goal of the PLO is reunification with Jordan. Just because King Hussein defeated them in 70-71 doesn't mean they've abandoned that objective.

17 posted on 01/28/2006 6:16:21 PM PST by SJackson (elected members of Hamas: businesspeople, professionals, not terrorists. Scott McClellan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]


To: SJackson

Well then the writer is thinking rather big, and seems to have in mind a Jew free middle east.


19 posted on 01/28/2006 6:19:55 PM PST by Torie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson