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To: runes who wrote (70194)	5/2/2003 11:29:24 AM
From: runes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

And the cause of the second intifada from a the Palestinian perspective - holylandalternatives.net <<What caused the second (or Al-Aqsa) Intifada? The underlying reason is the continuous 30- year Israeli military occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza. The Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo Accords) signed in 1993 had raised hope. Palestinians anticipated a state and the end of occupation, but it was constantly delayed while the situation on the ground worsened. Israel expanded settlements and settler roads and confiscated more Palestinian property. Israelis continued to demolish homes and to uproot or burn olive and fruit trees, leaving people without sources of income. Checkpoints, closures and other signs of a tighter occupation were imposed; Israeli soldiers detained or turned ambulances back from checkpoints and Israel constantly reduced the number of permits to enter Israel to work. Israeli soldiers humiliated Palestinians at the checkpoints. Frustration, rage and despair mounted as Palestinians' human rights were infringed and their dignity ignored. Many Palestinians became disillusioned with the Oslo Accords and felt betrayed by them. When Mr. Sharon with 1000 armed soldiers and police visited the Noble Sanctuary (Haram ash-Sharif), a site sacred to Muslims, on September 28, 2000, it was like throwing a match into a pile of dry tinder. The following day, Palestinians protested and seven were killed by the IDF. This was the immediate reason for the intifada. The underlying conditions that caused the uprising still exist and have been made worse by a siege imposed in early March 2001 isolating cities, towns and villages.>> You don't suppose that Barak was trying to use repression as a stick to enhance the value of the Camp David carrot? Edit - And along the same lines Clinton pushed hard on Arrafat to accept the Camp David negotiations because he wanted that to clean up the legacy of his Presidency. Which leads to the conclusion that a meaningful resolution will be hard to obtain as long as politics dominate the agenda - IMO