Posted on 04/12/2002 2:32:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Ramallah April 12th 2002, Wafa - President Arafat said last night that the Israeli aggressive attack against the Nativity Church in the Holy City of Peace, Bethlehem, is an unforgivable crime, and we shall never spare a drop of our blood in defending it.
When addressing the mass solidarity demonstration in Cairo, last night, through the phone, H.E. said: “We are not defending ourselves only, we are defending the entire Arab nation and we shall defend our Christian and Moslem Holy places in Palestine”.
H.E. emphasized that the Israeli Zionist Nazi attacks have exceeded assaulting our people they are assaulting our sacred Shrines, Churches and Mosques whether Christian or Moslem, adding that our people will martyr defending those symbols of its existence.
H.E. concluded as saying that we shall pray in the Alaqsa Mosque and in the Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem: “They see it far away but we see it very close.
The Jews can be traced back to that land going back thousands of years. Sure the have been FORCED out many times but they always came back!
Which land were they claiming as their own in 1970?
Amazing the number of "pinheads" in the west AND on FR that believe that.
The Mandate system was instituted by the League of Nations in the early 20th century to administer non-self-governing territories. The mandatory power, appointed by an international body, was to consider the mandated territory a temporary trust and to see to the well-being and advancement of its population.
In July 1922, the League of Nations entrusted Great Britain with the Mandate for Palestine. Recognizing "the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine," Great Britain was called upon to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine-Eretz Israel (Land of Israel). Shortly afterwards, in September 1922, the League of Nations and Great Britain decided that the provisions for setting up a Jewish national home would not apply to the area east of the Jordan River, which constituted three-fourths of the territory included in the Mandate and which eventually became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The British Mandate authorities granted the Jewish and Arab communities the right to run their internal affairs; thus the yishuv established the Elected Assembly and the National Council. The economy expanded, a Hebrew education network was organized and cultural life flourished.
The Mandatory government did not succeed in maintaining the letter and spirit of the Mandate. Under Arab pressure, it withdrew from its commitment, especially with respect to immigration and land acquisition. The White Papers of 1930 and 1939 restricted immigration and acquisition of land by Jews. Later, immigration was limited by the 1930 and 1939 White Papers, and land acquisition by Jews was severely restricted by the 1940 Land Transfer Regulations.
After the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution to partition Palestine on November 29, 1947, Britain announced the termination of its Mandate over Palestine, to take effect on May 15, 1948. On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was proclaimed.
Say WHAT?
It is the ONLY the Israelis who have ever protected and preserved the Christian Holy places for Christians...the Arabs and Muslims have never shown respect for Christian sites.
And this occupation of a Christian church by a bunch of terrorists who make a career out of hating and murdering God's people is revolting.
Arafat is pathetic and must be mentally ill to make such a transparent attempt to drive a wedge between Jews and Christian in this manner.
That would go for any Jews born there as well...in which case they have an equally valid claim to the same land.
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