Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...month festival of art, music and archaeological exhibitions commemorating the 3,000th anniversary of the city's original conquest by the ancient Israelites. The festival, which opened in September, admittedly has more to do with luring tourists than with unraveling ancient history. And it has heightened resentment among Palestinian Arabs, who insist that Jerusalem belongs to them and fear that the Israelis' passion for excavating everything in sight threatens Islamic holy sites in the city, around the country and in surrounding areas...
Said Chomsky: "Any time there is an Israeli atrocity [against Palestinians] they can impose curfew to deter any Palestinian reaction." He also said that there are now huge roadway construction programs underway in the West Bank so that Israelis will continue to be able to drive around the region without encountering Palestinians...
...said the planned system of limited Palestinian self-rule is unjust because after years of Palestinian and international calls for Israel to with draw from the West Bank the current agreement contains "no rights for the Palestinians and no withdrawal...
Chomsky said the 1990 Gulf War gave the U.S. the opportunity to implement a "genuine" Israeli-Palestinian peace process: "Genuine because it was implemented unilaterally...
...Both sides of the [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict are guilty of atrocities and both should recognize their guilt," she said