| Presidential Nominee Barack Obama took
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| | and presidents, neither any organization
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| only 14 words to effectively put paid to
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| | nor all of them, be they Palestinian or
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| the idea that a third Palestinian State -
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| | Arab, possess the right to do that.
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| in addition to Israel and Jordan - will
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| | Any attempt therefore by any Arab leader
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| be created during his term as President
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| | to abandon negotiate away or compromise
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| if he wins the forthcoming election in
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| | on this issue would bring swift
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| November.
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| | retribution from Hamas.
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| Addressing the American Israel Public
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| | Article 1 of the PLO Charter - whilst not
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| Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington
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| | as strident or inflammatory in its
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| this week Mr Obama declared :
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| | language - makes it clear that Palestine
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| "⦠any agreement with the
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| | is an Arab homeland - not Jewish .
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| Palestinian people must preserve Israel's
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| | "Palestine is the homeland of the Arab
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| identity as a Jewish state",
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| | Palestinian people; it is an indivisible
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| Mr Obama had previously made this
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| | part of the Arab homeland, and the
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| viewpoint very clear when answering a
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| | Palestinian people are an integral part
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| question put to him at a meeting of 100
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| | of the Arab nation."
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| members of the Cleveland Jewish Community
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| | No amount of soothing words or diplomatic
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| on 24 February 2008:
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| | nuances can bridge the gap that these
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| Â "Israel has to remain a Jewish state
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| | written words have created for the
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| and what I believe that means is that any
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| | negotiations that have been ongoing
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| negotiated peace between the Israelis and
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| | between Israel and the Palestinian
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| the Palestinians is going to have to
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| | Authority with very little success for
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| involve the Palestinians relinquishing
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| | the last 15 years.
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| the right of return as it has been
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| | When push comes to shove this claim to
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| understood in the past. And that doesn't
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| | Arab ownership of Palestine to the
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| mean that there may not be conversations
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| | exclusion of the Jews will bring any
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| about compensation issues "
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| | negotiations crashing down to an
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| Mr Obama - like President Bush - has now
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| | ignominious end, since American support
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| given his unequivocal support to Israel's
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| | for the Arab position is absolutely
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| rejection of the 40 years old demand by
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| | essential if any kind of pressure is to
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| the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
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| | be put on Israel to moderate its
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| (PLO) - endorsed by the 22 member States
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| | opposition to the demanded right of
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| of the Arab League - that millions of
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| | return.
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| former Arab residents or their
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| | Israel has long offered to resolve the
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| descendants be allowed to emigrate to
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| | problem by entering into negotiations for
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| Israel.
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| | the payment of compensation. Such
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| Arabs already comprise 20% of Israel's
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| | negotiations however would also need to
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| existing population. They all are Israeli
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| | address compensation claims by Jews
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| citizens enjoying the same rights
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| | expelled from Arab countries since
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| privileges and opportunities open to the
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| | Israel's creation sixty years ago. It
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| Jewish majority other than being required
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| | would take a very brave Arab leader to
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| to serve in the armed forces. Israel is
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| | agree to such negotiations. His shelf
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| understandably reluctant to allow the
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| | life would be very short and his use by
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| Arab sector of its population to expand
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| | date would soon expire.
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| other than by natural growth.
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| | An Israeli proposal in 2000 to allow up
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| No political party in Israel espousing a
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| | to 100000 Arabs to return to Israel was
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| contrary view would have any hope of
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| | firmly rejected by the Arabs. It is
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| gaining Government. Agreeing to such a
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| | unlikely to be offered again given the
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| proposal would in a very short time
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| | radicalisation of the Palestinian Arabs
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| destroy the Jewish identity of Israel and
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| | since then..
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| its Jewish majority presently living
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| | This issue has been one of the major
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| there and replace it with an Arab
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| | stumbling blocks to President Bush's
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| identity and an Arab majority
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| | Roadmap failing to even make it to first
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| The reason for this long standing Arab
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| | base despite the backing of the European
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| demand being maintained is writ large in
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| | Union, Russia and the United Nations.
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| the Charters of both Hamas and the PLO.
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| | Now - almost at the same time as Mr
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| It is considered as the political means
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| | Obama's speech to AIPAC - the head of the
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| by which Arab sovereignty can be
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| | Palestinian Authority's negotiating team
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| established for the first time in history
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| | - Ahmed Qurei - has told PLO activists at
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| in the totality of Palestine - where at
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| | a meeting in Ramallah that an agreement
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| present Arab sovereignty exists in 77% -
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| | between Israel and the Palestinian
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| today called Jordan..
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| | Authority before the new American
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| For Hamas - the Islamic Resistance
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| | President takes office next January would
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| Movement - that right of return is non-
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| | require a "miracle"
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| negotiable and inviolate and will be
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| | No doubt conferences, negotiations, press
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| pursued until the complete destruction of
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| | releases and Presidential statements will
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| Israel's identity as a Jewish state is
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| | continue to flow until a new American
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| achieved .
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| | President is in control and will continue
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| Article 11 of the Hamas Charter makes
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| | throughout the next Presidential term of
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| that very clear when stating :
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| | office but nothing tangible can possibly
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| Â "The Islamic Resistance Movement
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| | emerge until the Arabs drop their demand
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| believes that the land of Palestine is an
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| | for the right of return.
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| Islamic Waqf [an inalienable religious
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| | For that to happen would also require a
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| endowment - author ] consecrated for
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| | miracle.
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| future Moslem generations until Judgement
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| | The region is replete with miracles that
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| Day. It, or any part of it, should not be
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| | form integral parts of the Jewish,
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| squandered: it, or any part of it, should
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| | Islamic and Christian faiths.
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| not be given up. Neither a single Arab
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| | However any hopes that either or both of
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| country nor all Arab countries, neither
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| | these current two miracles-in-waiting
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| any king or president, nor all the kings
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| | will eventuate is sheer folly.
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