Het Palestijnse doel van de vredesbesprekingen is niet om vrede een stap dichterbij te brengen, om het eens te worden over grenzen of een regeling voor Jeruzalem of de veiligheid of de nederzettingen. Nee, het doel is om Israel te delegitimeren en isoleren, zoals indertijd met Zuid-Afrika is gebeurd. Aldus de PLO ambassadeur in Libanon:
"The PLO's representative in Lebanon, Ambassador Abdullah Abdullah, emphasized yesterday that the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, which have started in Washington, are not a goal, but rather another stage in the Palestinian struggle... He believes that Israel will not be dealt a knock-out defeat, but rather an accumulation of Palestinian achievements and struggles, as happened in South Africa, to isolate Israel, to tighten the noose on it, to threaten its legitimacy, and to present it as a rebellious, racist state. He noted that Israel faces international isolation with doubt cast on its legitimacy, because of its actions and the war crimes which it has carried out. He added, 'Many Israelis in senior positions are afraid to travel to European countries lest they be put on trial for their crimes.'"
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 9, 2010]
Jammer. Je blijft toch altijd hopen tegen beter weten in dat men probeert tijdens vredesonderhandelingen om daadwerkelijk vrede te sluiten.
RP
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'PLO ambassador in Lebanon: Peace talks are stage in delegitimizing "rebellious, racist" Israel', by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
(PMW | King George 59 | Jerusalem | Israel)
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