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To: Thomas M. who wrote (9808)	12/12/2001 1:23:23 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

It took Weizmann no time at all to orient himself on the new map of the Middle East. Taking his cue from the British, he disregarded the claims of the Palestine Arabs and strove to reach agreement with the `Hashemite rulers of the neighboring Arab countries. This was the basis of the agreement he signed with Faisal on 3 January 1919. It endorsed the Balfour Declaration and envisaged "the most cordial goodwill and understanding" between Arabs and Jews in realizing their national aspirations in their respective territories in Palestine. The agreement had a very short life, however, because it ran counter to public opinion in the Arab world. Whether or not Faisal had the authority to sign an agreement affecting the Palestine Arabs in the first place, he was forced by his own nationalist followers to declare that the separation of Palestine from Syria was not acceptable and that Zionist aspirations for a state clashed with Arab ideas. In Arab eyes the main result of the Weizmann-Faisal intermezzo was to identify Zionism as the ally of British imperialism in the Middle East and as an obstacle in their own struggle for self-determination. nytimes.com

To: Thomas M. who wrote (9808)	12/12/2001 1:24:13 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 23908

If the original Zionists had gone to Palestine with the intent of coexisting with the natives, this kind of Palestinian reaction would probably not have happened They did. They hoped the fact that they brought general economic improvement would aid coexistence. But of course, Arabs don't think like that -- certainly not Arab leaders. It was your hero, Haj Amin al-Husseini who trained the fedayeen terrorists to stop any notion of coexistence, as the unarmed Jews of Hebron found out in 1929 when they were massacred. More of your lies.