"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a
Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle
against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality
today there is no difference between Jordanians,
Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and
tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of
a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand
that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian
people' to oppose Zionism.
"For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state
with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa.
While as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa,
Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we
reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even
a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."
(PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in a 1977
interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw.)
Originally posted by Seitse "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a
Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle
against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality
today there is no difference between Jordanians,
Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and
tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of
a Palestin ...[text shortened]... executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in a 1977
interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw.)
i bet some palestinians might disagree.
as would croatians (for example) if a random whoever said that croatians don't exist and they are all serbs.
Originally posted by Shallow Blue If the Yanks wanted to give them a home land so badly, they should at least have been honest about it and given them Utah.
if god was going to give the world piles Utah would be where he would put it
Originally posted by Shallow Blue If the Yanks wanted to give them a home land so badly, they should at least have been honest about it and given them Utah.
Originally posted by Shallow Blue If the Yanks wanted to give them a home land so badly, they should at least have been honest about it and given them Utah.