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crumbbum · 05-20-2003, 08:12 AM

BTW, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the umbrella organization of the various Palestinian terror groups, founded by Yasser Arafat, was founded in 1964. It's goal is the "liberation of Palestine". However, "Palestine" in this case is not a state in the West Bank and Gaza- the PLO formed 3 years before Israel controlled those areas. It is dedicated to the destruction of the State of Israel. The Palestinian Authority today is dominated by PLO figures. When it comes down to it, Israel is fighting to protect it's civilians from attack, whereas Palestinian terrorists are hoping to destroy Israel, and to extract concessions through blackmail. It isn't protest- it seeks a goal. Part of the PLO phased plan, which Arafat has referred to as the "1974 plan", is to establish an autonomous entity in part of the land west of the jordan, and then when the Arab armies attack again, this time they would have a territorial foothold sticking into the middle of Israel. Look at a map. That is the reason for the settlements- so that even if the Palestinians end up with a state, or the autonomy they have had until very recently, Israel still has "buffer zones", and is not in danger of destruction.

05-20-2003, 08:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
crumbbum Crazy Location: CT,NYC,NJ(have been all over)	BTW, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the umbrella organization of the various Palestinian terror groups, founded by Yasser Arafat, was founded in 1964. It's goal is the "liberation of Palestine". However, "Palestine" in this case is not a state in the West Bank and Gaza- the PLO formed 3 years before Israel controlled those areas. It is dedicated to the destruction of the State of Israel. The Palestinian Authority today is dominated by PLO figures. When it comes down to it, Israel is fighting to protect it's civilians from attack, whereas Palestinian terrorists are hoping to destroy Israel, and to extract concessions through blackmail. It isn't protest- it seeks a goal. Part of the PLO phased plan, which Arafat has referred to as the "1974 plan", is to establish an autonomous entity in part of the land west of the jordan, and then when the Arab armies attack again, this time they would have a territorial foothold sticking into the middle of Israel. Look at a map. That is the reason for the settlements- so that even if the Palestinians end up with a state, or the autonomy they have had until very recently, Israel still has "buffer zones", and is not in danger of destruction. __________________ Truth is peace. We are all souls in bodies.