Which one of these leaders said the following?
A) King Abdullah said, “The Kingdom must open up its holy cities to everyone and allow all visitors to worship as they please or Saudi Arabia is finished.”
B) President Bashar Assad said, “Syria must stop bullying its neighbor and killing its politicians. The occupation of Lebanon must end or Syria is finished.”
C) Ismail Haniyeh said, “Hamas must start buildling an economy in Gaza, allowing a free press and stop persecuting Christian and stop firing rockets into Israel, or Hamas is finsihed.”
D) President Mahmoud Abbas said, “The Palestinian Authority must accept the verdict of history, fight terrorists and teach its citizen to live peaceably with Israel or Palestine is finished.”
E) President Hosni Mubarak said, “Egypt must open up its government to opposition and encourage its citizens to honor the 30 year old treaty with Israel, or Egypt is finished.”
F) PM Olmert said, “Israel must stop considering it acceptable to force people from their homes just because they’re Jewish, or Israel is finished.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
What I have always found interesting is the absence of any Palestinian statement along the lines of: “We welcome any Jews who choose to live in the democratic Palestinian state. Of course, such people, existing in the harmony that existed between Jews and Moslems until Zionism stirred up ill feelings, will be subject to Palestinian laws.”
Now, everyone knows precisely what that would mean and except for Neturai Karta and assorted similar fringe idiots no one would be stupid enough to accept such an offer. But not only have the Palestinians never offered such a statement, I doubt it’s occurred to them to do so.
With much to gain from such a pronouncement and little to lose, why haven’t they even thought about it? I suggest the answer to that question indicates a lot about Palestinian thinking.
Mah nishtanah ha conference hazeh?