At 12:15 AM 1/26/02 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>If the country "Palestine" exists, then why is it not listed in the CIA
>World Factbook? And why can I not find the country on a map? I have
>repeatedly asked you to show me where it is, what its borders are and who
>its neighbours are, but so far you have not done so.
Anyone else find it ironic that on the question of "Does the country of
Palestine exist?" Jeroen sides with the UNITED STATES ***CIA****, rather
than the Palestinian and Arab point of view? Personally, I'm rolling in
laughter.
Of course, I have not once said that a country "Palestine" exists. Not
once. I simply referred to the "entity" of Palestine which most certainly
exists - heck it has a President, security forces, even a Permanent Mission
to the UN. In fact, at your beloved CIA World Factbook, you can find the
entity of Palestine listed under "West Bank" and "Gaza."
Any other questions?
And in the department of repeatedly asked questions:
1) Jeroen, do you believe that the entity of "Palestine" is exhibiting
goodwill towards Israel?
Still waiting......
JDG
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