Palestinian leader Abbas affirms hope for state in pre-1967 lines

Gerald · 11-03-12, 07:33 AM

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted his aim is to establish a Palestinian state only alongside Israel's pre-1967 boundaries with the West Bank and Gaza.

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Israel recently accused him of seeking to supplant its sovereign territory.

But Mr Abbas, who was born in the town of Safed, told Israeli TV he accepted it was now part of Israel and that he would have no right to residency there.

Palestinians have historically demanded the right of return for refugees.

Hundreds of thousands fled or were displaced from their homes in the course of Israel's war of independence in 1948-49 and during the 1967 Middle East war.

Today, they and their descendants live mainly in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Some five million are registered as refugees with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa).

Israel argues that all refugees should relinquish any aspirations to return to what is now its territory, and instead be absorbed by Arab host countries or by a future Palestinian state, as Israel did with large numbers of Jews who were expelled or fled from Arab lands after 1948.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20179980

Note: 2 November 2012 Last updated at 15:44 GMT

MH · 11-03-12, 12:48 PM

If he continuees along this lines thrn may ne there is somthing to talk about.

Gerald · 11-04-12, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

If he continuees along this lines thrn may ne there is somthing to talk about.

MH · 11-04-12, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

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What?.....

Any way....
Forget about it... he had to say all the opposite things in Arabic because hell broke lose in west bank and Gaza after the interview.

Gerald · 11-04-12, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

What?.....

Any way....
Forget about it... he had to say all the opposite things in Arabic because hell broke lose in west bank and Gaza after the interview.

Ok,I got it...

MH · 11-04-12, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Ok,I got it...

Im glad you did...the thing is that Israel can sign what ever paper with Abu Mazen but it will do no good as long as PA authority can't sell the idea to the people.
Actually they don't even try to...they try to sell it to us and the rest of the world doing double talk...English/Arabic.

Gerald · 11-04-12, 11:00 AM

Hard talk,

MH · 11-04-12, 11:17 AM

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Hard talk,

^
Minimalistic talk....

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