Ion said:
...in 1998 in favor of transfer of Israeli civilians to occupied territories? That's the quote in Article 49 that I highlighted.
In 1998 Sharon was not the policy maker of the Israeli government, nor was he even Prime Minister. So whatever he said or did not say has absolutely nothing to do with Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Ion said:
That quote in Article 49, that's the one that Sharon in the name of Israel is breaching, when speaking and also when giving money incentives to the civilian occupiers from Israel.
Article 49 is very clear, the words "tax breaks and grants" do not appear in Article 49 therefore tax breaks and grants have absolutely nothing to do with Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
(2nd time) : Tell me Ion, since you rely completely on the Geneva Convention when did Arafat and the Palestinian Authority sign the Geneva Convention that you have chosen to protect them with? How about Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Fateh, AL Aksa Martyrs Brigades, when did they sign the Geneva Convention?
Demon said:
So you believe in "evil" eh? My, you really are a bible puncher. Any other metaphysical qualities/entities you`d like to mention?
A bible puncher, ya.. that's me to a tee Demon, you are obviously
master of the obvious.
a_unique_person said:
I think that Oslo had a real chance, but my guess is that another break through like that is not going to be coming along for a while.
Let's visit the Oslo accords. The Oslo accords were principals agreed to by Israel and the PLO. Mainly, Israel would withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank in return the PLO would renounce terrorism, accept Israel's right to exsist and create the Palestinian Authority.
Well one can go to the Palestinian National Authority website today (
link here ) and see that the PLO Charter remains
as is was written in 1968. The real comedy part is the amendments at the bottom which claim "
In a letter to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat stated that those articles which denied Israel's right to exist or are inconsistent with the PLO's new commitments to Israel following their mutual reognition, were no longer valid (see Oslo peace process)". Yet the articles
still appear unamended over a decade later, to this very day, on the official Palestinian National Authority website, and I have provided a link to prove it. So either they are not valid and should be removed or amended or they are still valid and remain unamended. You can't tell me if they were amended that they cannot appear amended on the Palestinian National Authority website.
On May 15, 2004, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat addressed the Palestinian people (
translation link here):
"The right of the refugees to return to their homeland Palestine is a sacred right protected by the U.N. resolutions. The hands of the Palestinian heroes, who stand fast, will fight for this right, against the occupation and against the Israeli settlements, and not only against this Israeli cancer. We will fight by means of the Palestinian hands against the aggression and against the racist fence of the annexation and the racist expansion, in defense of the places holy to the Muslims and Christians; 'and they [the Palestinians] are on the front line until Judgment Day.'...."In the name of Allah the Merciful and the Compassionate, 'Prepare against them what force you can and horses tied at the frontier, to frighten thereby the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them, whom you do not know (but) Allah knows them [Koran 8:60].'..."Until our independent Palestinian state will be established, with holy Jerusalem as its capital.'"
Doesn't sound like Arafat believes the PLO Charter was amended
eleven years after Oslo. And that is why Oslo failed.
