Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clear" that Arafat recognizes Israel, then why won't he say it? There are several reasons: one, he doesn't mean it; two, he wants to leave open the possibility to change what he means; three, he fears a violent reaction from his Palestinian opposition. All three reasons are plausible. Israel should not be expected to cede one-third of its territory--located a dozen miles from its most populous areas--on the basis of such unclear promises...
ARAFAT'S refusal to clearly recognize Israel makes sense in light of his (and his organization's) past statements. They all indicate what Tel Aviv analyst Asher Susser calls a "strategy of phases," in which the Palestinian liberation movement aims to take control of Israel...
...representative in Saudi Arabia said, "On no account will the Palestinians accept part of Palestine and call it the Palestinian state, while forfeiting the remaining areas which are called the State of Israel." Arafat keyed in, "The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and all of Palestine--from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea." In another speech, Arafat proclaimed, "We shall not rest until the day when we return to our home, and until we destroy Israel...
...That the Palestinians will accept a state only as a stage toward the eventual control of Israel has been confirmed by PLO statements made after Arafat's recent initiatives. Arafat's deputy, Saleh' Khalef, recently told a Kuwaiti newspaper, "the establishment of a Palestininan state in any part of Palestine has as its goal the establishment of a Palestinian state in all of Palestine." The chairman of the Palestinian National Council, Sheikh Abdul Hanid el Haya, agreed, "We should take and then demand more...
...Israeli cartoon commercial in this year's elections showed a Pac Man character chomping away at the occupied territories, then continuing to gobble the entire land of Israel. These fears are exaggerated, but unfortunately all too fitting with the Palestinian rhetoric...