Word: plo
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...speakers are well-known apologists for Israel. While terrorism is vile, and must be condemned by all, the two speakers seem to hold the view that terrorism is innate to Palestinian character or society. Prof. Dershowitz links "the legitimization of terrorism" to the "legitimization of the legitimization of the PLO by the world community." The implication is that the PLO, and by extension, we presume, Palestinians, are the barbarians at the gate, to be held back, as in the past, through force. To turn a blind eye, however, to the misery that the state of Israel has inflicted...
Dershowitz also focused upon the issue of terrorism, calling the legitimization of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) by the world community "a terrible mistake...
Dershowitz attacked the Palestinian authorities for their hypocrisy in condemning Islamic fundamentalist terrorism when the PLO has yet to retract clauses in its covenant calling for the destruction of the state of Israel...
...trip is expected to be the first step toward an anti-terrorism agreement between the United States and Israel. Representatives from nearly 30 countries, including many Arab nations, will attend Wednesday's summit. The presence of Arab leaders signifies a dramatic change in Mideast relations since Israel and the PLO signed a peace agreement less that three years ago. "The 1993 deal has been the linchpin to peace," TIME correspondent Scott MacLeod says. "The Palestinian problem has always been at the center of the dispute between the Arabs and Israel. The peace deal paved the way for other countries...
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP: Although no one is contesting PLO Chief Yasser Arafat's landslide victory in the first Palestinian elections over the weekend, allegations of widespread cheating in the parliamentary voting are spreading, as charges of manipulated results, disappearing ballot boxes, and intimidation at the polls are being levelled against administrators of the elections. TIME's Jamil Hamad reports from the West Bank: "The cheating will be the big issue. The story is growing by the hour. In Hebron, ballot boxes were missing and then found. One candidate in Gaza was told she won, then told later she lost...