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Vatican says no peace until Israel quits territories
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| 13 DEC 2001 19:15
| Reuters
Posted on 12/13/2001 11:01:03 AM PST by CommiesOut
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VATICAN CITY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on
Thursday peace between Israelis and Palestinians would never be
possible until the Jewish state withdrew from the occupied
territories and a Palestinian state was born.
The Vatican made its position clear at the end of a day-long
meeting presided by Pope John Paul and attended by Catholic
religious leaders from the Middle East.
A final statement from the Vatican spokesman said peace
between the two peoples "can be realised only if rights and
equality about fundamental questions are respected."
It listed these fundamental points as "security for Israel,
the birth of a state for the Palestinian people, the evacuation
from occupied territories, an internationally guaranteed special
statute for the most sacred parts of Jerusalem and a fair
solution for Palestinian refugees."
In his address at the start of the meeting on Thursday
morning the Pope condemned violence by both Israelis and
Palestinians, saying people were being crushed by "two different
extremisms" that were disfiguring the face of the Holy Land.
((Rome newsroom, +39 06 854 0049, fax +39 06 854 0568,
rome.newsroom@reuters.com))
13 DEC 2001 19:15:42
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; vatican
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To: CommiesOut
It listed these fundamental points as "security for Israel... Ahhh... but there's the catch, conveniently not emphasized.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:03:21 AM PST
by
bluefish
To: CommiesOut
It's just common sense.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:03:25 AM PST
by
mv1
To: mv1
It's just common sense Hmmmm, so as soon as the Palestinians get their state, then Israel will have nothing to worry about? LMAO!!! Gawd, the ignorance on these posts....
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:06:08 AM PST
by
Malcolm
To: CommiesOut
The Pope says... who cares?
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:06:39 AM PST
by
wwjdn
To: mv1
Welcome to Free Republic. LOL.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:08:07 AM PST
by
veronica
To: Malcolm
Hmmmm, so as soon as the Palestinians get their state, then Israel will have nothing to worry about? LMAO!!! Gawd, the ignorance on these posts.... Oh yeah, then they'll all be pals.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:08:32 AM PST
by
Huck
To: Huck
Does this mean all the moslem arabs will have to "quit Israel" and move to the West Bank?
To: CommiesOut
Give them a state in Italy, say Vatican city, and everyone will be happy.
To: CommiesOut
Maybe the Pope could delineate what he found objectionable in the Barak proposal, and just who needs to do what from here on out. This vague touchy feelie stuff doesn't move the ball on the ground very much.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:11:56 AM PST
by
Torie
To: CommiesOut
VATICAN CITY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday peace between Israelis and Palestinians would never be possible until the Jewish state withdrew from the occupied territories and a Palestinian state was born. It would appear that the gentlemen that began such movements like oh ... the Crusades and the Inquisition would have realized that there is a second option.
Exterminate or exile ALL the Palestinians.
Pre-flame warning .... not a Catholic basher and actually would be in favor of a 21st Century Crusade against these idiots.
To: Centurion2000
It would also appear that very few people should find this statement objectionable because it reflects the clearly-stated positions of almost every Israeli prime minister since 1990.
To: Centurion2000
Please define: "these idiots". Thanks.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:14:40 AM PST
by
bluester
To: CommiesOut
I thought Cinton and Barak offered them virtually all of the territory that the Pope is talking about, and the Arabs rejected it.
To: CommiesOut
I almost always agree with the Pope; however, in this case, he is wrong. The Pali's are to blame.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:20:26 AM PST
by
ohioman
To: Torie
This vague touchy feelie stuff doesn't move the ball on the ground very much.The Pope is just letting Sharon know he doesn't approve of the ethnic-cleansing of the West Bank and Gaza - just in case Sharon starts getting ideas.
To: CommiesOut
The Pope's argument is flawed by his apparent assumption that the Arabs are negotiating in good faith. They've already been offered that land, and have rejected it.
To: Malcolm
Ditto your above #5.
IMHO, I think it's about time the "social justice" crowd on the Left reaches down real far, and pull their 'collective heads' out of their butts, and realize that evil is upon us.
Their 'feel good and sing-song of Kumbya' just doesn't cut to the chase.
I'm saddened the Vatican does not understand the realities of global freedom and the required actions needed to perserve it.
Best FReegards...Mustang sends.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:23:51 AM PST
by
Mustang
To: CommiesOut
Sometimes il Papa ought to keep his thoughts to himself and stop commenting on things for which his qualifications are, shall we say, something short of heavenly.
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posted on
12/13/2001 11:27:11 AM PST
by
brewcrew
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