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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (1291)	7/12/2002 9:21:35 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 3467

There have been two refugee populations created by the Arab-Israeli conflict, not one. While world attention has been focused on the Palestinian refugees, the plight of Jews from Arab countries, hundreds of thousands of whom became refugees as well, has been largely ignored. Indeed, many experts believe that the size of the two groups was roughly comparable. But there was one profound difference?Israel immediately absorbed the Jewish refugees, while the Palestinian refugees were placed in camps and deliberately kept there as a matter of calculated Arab policy and with the complicity of the UN. There is no comparable situation in the world today where a refugee population has been cynically exploited in this way. Until now, only one Arab country?Jordan?has offered citizenship to the Palestinian refugees. The other twenty-one Arab countries, with their vast territory and common language, religion, and ethnic roots with the Palestinians, have refused to do so. Why? Sadly, they appear to have little interest in alleviating the plight of refugees living in often squalid camps for two and three generations. Rather, they want to breed hatred of Israel and thus use the refugees as a key weapon in the ongoing struggle against Israel. Parenthetically?just to give a sense how Palestinians are treated in the Arab world?Kuwait summarily expelled over 300,000 Palestinians working in the country (but never given Kuwaiti passports) when Yasir Arafat voiced support for Iraq in the Gulf War and the Palestinians were seen as a potential fifth column. There was hardly a peep of protest from other Arab countries about what amounted to the expulsion of an entire Palestinian community. ict.org.il

To: Noel de Leon who wrote (1291)	7/12/2002 9:31:05 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 3467

On May 16, 1967, Cairo Radio announced: The existence of Israel has continued too long. The battle has come in which we shall destroy Israel. On the same day, Egypt demanded the withdrawal of UN forces that had been stationed in Gaza and Sharm el-Sheikh since 1957. Three days later, the UN announced it would comply with the Egyptian demand. * On May 19, Cairo Radio said: This is our chance, Arabs, to deal Israel a mortal blow of annihilation. * On May 23, Egypt?s President Gamal Abdel Nasser declared his intention to block the Strait of Tiran to Israeli shipping, thus effectively severing Israel?s vital trade links with East Africa and Asia. Israel replied that under international law this was a casus belli, an act of war. * On May 27, Nasser said that ?our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel. * On May 30, Jordan's King Hussein placed Jordanian forces under Egyptian control. Egyptian, Iraqi, and Saudi troops were sent to Jordan. * On June 1, Iraq?s leader added his thoughts: We are resolved, determined, and united to achieve our clear aim of wiping Israel off the map.? * On June 3, Cairo Radio hailed the impending Muslim holy war. * On June 5, Israel, surrounded by Arab forces likely to attack at any moment, launched a preemptive strike. Within six days, Israel had defeated its adversaries and, in the process, captured land on the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian fronts. Israel had made strenuous efforts, via UN channels, to persuade King Hussein to stay out of the war. Unlike Egypt and Syria, whose hostility toward Israel was unremitting, Jordan had quietly cooperated with Israel and shared concerns about the Palestinians? aggressive designs. Years later, King Hussein publicly acknowledged that his decision to enter the 1967 war, in which he lost control of the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, was one of the biggest mistakes he ever made. ict.org.il

To: Noel de Leon who wrote (1291)	7/12/2002 9:55:29 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3467

You said...." Your remarks are still racist ".... Here is what I said..." Noel. Don't you think that in the end it would be better for all in that area if a civilized race of people like the Jewish settlers were to expand even more and eventually take over and rule the West Bank and Gaza. Just think of all the benefits that could be passed on to to these backwards people ( arab/pals ) from an advanced race of people like the Jews. "...... How be I change the word Jew to Dutch. Would that be ok? or any more advanced people helping a less advanced peoples ( like the arab/pals )the kind of thing that has been going on through out the history of mankind. Would that be ok and not racist?