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Posted on 07/14/2003 5:24:45 AM PDT by Israel Insider
A mob of furious Palestinians stormed the Ramallah offices of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) on Sunday when they learned that the results of a survey would show that most Palestinian refugees were willing to abandon claims of a "right of return" to Israel.
PSR director Dr. Khalil Shikaki was due to announce that although the vast majority of Palestinian refugees were unwilling to give up their "right of return" in principle, the "vast majority" was willing to accept monetary compensation and a new life in the Palestinian state in practice.
Just before Shikaki convened the press conference to disclose the results of the survey, conducted over the last year among Palestinian refugee populations in Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, dozens of Palestinian youths stormed the PSR offices, where they overturned furniture, smashed windows and pelted Shikaki with eggs.
"This is a message for everyone not to tamper with our rights," one angry refugee said.
The angry Palestinians distributed a leaflet stating that the "'right of return' is a sacred right that cannot be annulled, or even discussed in public opinion polls."
"They are trying to send a message that the right of return is sacred, and that you who are negotiating are on notice," Shikai said, mopping eggs off his face.
Shikaki said the protestors did not even know the results of the survey in advance and charged that someone had provoked them to riot. Palestinian Authority policemen arrived at the scene, but too late to stop the rioters.
In the survey, Shikaki questioned 4,500 Palestinian refugee families and presented them with five options, including financial compensation and moving to an independent Palestinian state.
Only 10 percent of those surveyed demanded to return to Israel, while just over half (54 percent) said they would accept compensation and homes in the West Bank and Gaza. Others said they would stay in their host countries while some rejected any deal altogether.
Two-thirds of the refugees in Lebanon and Jordan would prefer to stay in their present homes, the survey said. According to the survey, some 784,000 Palestinians would want to move to a newly established Palestinian state, while 373,000 asked to move to Israel. Refugees demanding compensation for their former homes asked for at least $100,000, Maariv reported.
"The refugees who didn't choose to return to 1948 lands... know that life in Israel means Israeli citizenship, Israeli laws, and an Israeli social environment," Shikaki said.
Shikaki, whose brother founded Islamic Jihad and was killed, apparently by Israeli agents, in Malta in 1995, has rejected violence, the New York Times reported. Due to his independent views, Shikaki has been threatened by both Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and the Hamas terrorist organization.
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2 posted on 3/6/02 7:30 AM Pacific by grammymoon:
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I'm not sure these people are capable of establishing a peaceful democracy.
I easily can see this happening with inmates from death row and felony prisons, with exactly the same battle cry.
They lost their "rights" when they supported rolling the first grenade into a day school.
Translation: "Destroy Israel".
"Religion of peace" bump!!From the article:
A mob of furious Palestinians stormed the Ramallah offices of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) on Sunday when they learned that the results of a survey would show that most Palestinian refugees were willing to abandon claims of a "right of return" to Israel.Sounds to me like most of the (presumably Islamic) refugees are indeed interested in peace...and a few radicals are violently opposed. Conversely, opinion polls suggest that most Israelis are willing to evacuate "settlements" as part of a peace deal...but when the IDF clears outposts they are still confronted by radicals trying to stop them.
What's going to happen is the "right of return" is going to be exchanged for the "right to settle" in Gaza and most (not all) of the West Bank.
-Eric
Just because media propaganda says one thing - it doesn't mean it's true. The same applies here in America. TV says one thing about America, but the opposite of liberal TV is the true reality.
dozens of Palestinian youths stormed the PSR offices, where they overturned furniture, smashed windows and pelted Shikaki with eggs.
Again, same thing happens in America when the masses reject the socialist propaganda. Liberals protest in the street and commit anarchy .
The reality eventually comes to the surface. Sometimes it's hard for the " elite social planners" to deal with it.
The angry Palestinians liberals distributed a (Marxist)leaflet stating that the "'right of return' Socialism is a sacred right that cannot be annulled, or even discussed in public opinion polls."
See? This senerio happens in America almost daily. It's easy to relate to it.
There's a good chance peace can be found in the middle east by doing the exact opposite of what we've been trying to do. Mans wisdom is foolishness.
Bush should study this poll and verify it's results before going any further. Their propaganda machines may be similar to our liberal TV. There's a good chance the great majority would prefer not to oppress Isreal, but the small minority of anti-semites scream the loudest, giving the illusion of a majority. Seriously, it happens here every day with every liberal judicial decision passed. Our current laws speak only for a handful, and oppress the minds of the larger section.
America needs to learn the Marxist propaganda of victimhood is a dangerous thing, and it's not real. Turn off the mental programming. Read a good book instead.
A few steps down the line should be how much should Israel pays to move the whole pal state back to Jordan.Now there's a "peace plan":
Dump three million extremely POed people (with grounds to be) on the territory of a friendly government, causing said government to be replaced by a hostile one. Do so in a way that every friendly nation on Earth (including the US) will have to break off not only aid but relations.
Fortunately, right now only the "Herut" party is that crazy, and since they got about as many votes last time around as the "Green Leaf" party, ethnic clea.....errrr....."transfer" isn't likely to happen.
-Eric
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