Posted on 01/30/2011 4:48:41 AM PST by jerusalemjudy
* Al-Jazeera, the powerful Qatari satellite television station, has been publishing documents leaked to it from the PLO Negotiations Support Unit.
* The release of the documents has caused great damage to the reputation of the PA and the PLO negotiating team. Sa'eb Erekat noted that while the PA was en route to triumph as it gathered international support for the recognition of a Palestinian state and for isolating Israel, al-Jazeera cut short this triumph and "instead of delegitimizing the occupation, they delegitimized us."
* The PA's success in gathering support for statehood recognition was turning Hamas rule in Gaza into a liability. Once Ramallah is recognized as representing a state, the international community might turn against the separate entity in Gaza and seek to end the problem.
* For years al-Jazeera has sought to advance the interests of the Muslim Brotherhood against the Arab regimes. The problem it faces is that the sources of the current wave of Arab unrest are actually local and have nothing to do with pan-Arab ideals or with the Palestinian problem.
* Now, after al-Jazeera has brainwashed Arab minds with charges of PLO treason, no declaration of statehood can be expected. Neither will there be a resumption of negotiations with Israel since the Palestinian team will stick to the most hard-line positions possible.
(Excerpt) Read more at jcpa.org ...
While I am certainly for freedom of the press, there are also some press elements that exacerbate rather than help situations.
Oddly enough, some press elements hinder progress because they are too honest and truthful, while others, mainly in the US and mainly liberal outlets, hinder progress by their obvious false and biased reporting.
This is really interesting- can’t remember the name of the other major Arab tv station that competes with Al Jazeera- but they haven’t been shut down in Cairo as AJ has.
IF this story is to be believed- AJ has close ties to the MB. Dots...connect.
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...after al-Jazeera has brainwashed Arab minds with charges of PLO treason, no declaration of statehood can be expected. Neither will there be a resumption of negotiations with Israel since the Palestinian team will stick to the most hard-line positions possible.
"So, my plan is working!"
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