: Isn't it a wonderful thing for the palestinians, poor and despised as : they are, to have such delightful negotiating partners? : Ask yourself if israel could have gooten to this point if not for the : support of the United States. then ask yourself why we deny the rights : of the Palestinians in this : way. don't you agree that we are going against every precept of civil : and human rights around the world when we do this? : Money drives American politics, and of course, raw fear on the part of : politicians to go against the jewish lobby. I use the word jewish, : because every major American Jewish organization supports Israel. : RLA : Israel is the scorpion of the Middle East. You are always careful not : to stir him up, : but you don't invite him over for dinner either. : Palestine statehood will lead to annexation: Barak : Israel counts on Clinton to bridge gap with Palestinians as : stances harden : June 30, 2000 : OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: Prime Minister Ehud Barak told US Secretary of : State Madeleine Albright that Israel will annex all territory : under its control if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declares an : independent state unilaterally, an Israeli daily said Thursday. : "The prime minister is determined to take a series of steps in : response to a declaration of statehood by Arafat quickly, : determinedly, and without a minute's delay," the top-selling : Yediot Aharonot said. : "In response to a unilateral declaration by Arafat of a : Palestinian state, Israel will immediately annex all territory : under its control," it quoted Barak as telling Albright. Israel : still has total or security control over some 60 percent of the : West Bank and 35 percent of the Gaza Strip, as well as holding : east al-Quds which the Palestinians also claim. : Arafat said in Nablus earlier this week a Palestinian state would : be declared within weeks. He has previously said it would happen : by September 13, the date fixed by both sides for a final accord : which at the moment looks far away. : Albright left the region early on Thursday after failing to : bridge the gaps between the two sides in efforts to arrange a : Barak-Arafat summit with US President Bill Clinton. The borders : of a future Palestinian state are among the key issues which : Israelis and Palestinians are trying to settle in their final : status talks. : Danny Yatom, a close aide to Barak, hinted Wednesday that Israel : would react violently if Arafat unilaterally declared a : Palestinian state. : "Israel would have to take swift counter-measures. This process : can get out of hand. Israel will emerge the winner, there is no : doubt about that, but we will have to pay a high price," he said. : Israel is counting on US President Bill Clinton to bridge the : yawning gaps between the Jewish state and the Palestinians in a : three-way summit it hopes will take place in late July, an : Israeli minister said on Thursday. : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Albright Wednesday that : the only way to secure progress ahead of a mid-September deadline : for a final peace accord with the Palestinians was through a : summit. Arafat rejected a US suggestion for a mid-July summit, : stressing to Albright that more negotiations were needed first. : He did not rule out a summit later in July. Communications : Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said that only a third party can : save the peace process at this stage. : (c) The News International, Pakistan <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
