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Thursday, July 28, 2005 Palestinian Terms for Peace The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism. -- PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, March 31, 1977 Let us, for the sake...

Those styling themselves "We, the heroes" from Gush Katif can expect, unfortunately, not one trauma but rather a double trauma. Tears and ink enough to fill a sea have been spilled over the first trauma of the disengagement, whereas the second has not yet been written. After the disengagement, the disengaged will experience the trauma of getting to know the reality in Israel. For decades they lived on another planet, which offered its inhabitants conditions that promote envy. Becoming aware of life in this country from up close will shock the returning prodigals. This is the hour to warn of...

Extreme left-wing MK Yossi Sarid (Meretz/Yachad) now says he "made a mistake" when he objected to the unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon - which likely led to the Oslo War and the 1,031 casualties. The IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon in May 2000, 18 years after the Peace for Galilee War. In an article for the Ynet site today, Sarid writes that he originally "was not enthusiastic, to understate it," over then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak's plan to quit Lebanon. He does not explain why he objected - "I had various reasons at the time, which, in retrospect, there is no need...

Aug. 3, 2004 12:21 | Updated Aug. 3, 2004 18:44 MI: Palestinian terror barrel is bottomless By NINA GILBERT Major-General Aharon Zeevi (Farkash), head of the IDF Intelligence branch Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?ssbinary=true&cachecontrol=*%3A0%2C30%3A10+*%2F*%2F*&blobtable=JPImage&blobcol=urlimage&blobwhere=1088910686553&blobkey=id&blobheader=image/jpeg"> Avi Dichter, Head of the GSS (Shin Bet) Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski/Jerusalem PostA week after Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter said that "the Palestinian terrorism barrel has a bottom - and we can get to it", OC Intelligence Maj.-Gen Aharon Ze'evi (Farkash) informed the Knesset Tuesday that Palestinian terror against Israel "has no end and Israel cannot fight terror only through military means." Responding to a question by...

„British officers knew on eve of war that Iraq had no WMDs" FRASER NELSON and JASON BEATTIE Key points • UK intelligence learned just before war that Iraq had not assembled chemical weapons • Mossad "knew 45-minute claim was an old wives’ tale" - but did not tell UK or US • US Secretary of State "does not know" if he would have recommended invasion if he had been told Iraq had no WMDs • Former civil service chief to lead investigation into whether British intelligence on Iraq was accurate • Lib Dems boycott inquiry because of tight terms of...

Hamas"Hit List" 19:56 Sep 01, '03 / 4 Elul 5763 The Hamas has published a new "hit list" - a list of Israeli officials being targeted by the terrorist organization. The Hamas has published a new "hit list" - a list of Israeli officials being targeted by the terrorist organization. The list appears on the Hamas website and includes Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, Oslo architect and current opposition leader Knesset member Shimon Peres, and MK Yossi Sarid, the leader of the far-left Meretz party. Among the other photos on the poster...