On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:40:47 +0100 "Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO"
> The Palestinians are an ethnic group that has its roots in those > countries. > They currently live in areas that belonged to those countries but > are now > under Israeli occupation. Occupation and oppression are by > definition acts > of aggression, so in this particular case it is *Israel* who is the > aggressor. > Jeroen - That's something that i never really understood... Given that Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan, and Gaza from Egypt, why don't Jordan and Egypt seem to care? But then again, i would really much rather be discussing science fiction or something else directly Brin-related, and not middle-eastern politics. -Stephen (Steg) "SabaaH alxayr! SabaaH alnuur! kayf alHaal? bixayr, alHamdu lilaah. wa'usratuka? alHamdu lilaah. wa3amluka? alHamdu lilaah..." ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
