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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (135)	12/9/2003 11:08:21 PM
From: John Soileau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 190

<<a) cites UN resolution 194, which the Arabs always interpret as enshrining the right of return of all the Arab refugees>> That _general_ reference to 194 in the preamble is trumped by the very _specific_ reference to sovereign discretion I quoted, in the body of the agreement. Trust me, I do this for a living, I know that's how it works. Sorry, you're mining a dry hole there. <<b) bringing an international commission into anything is a sure-fire recipe for Israel-bashing, at the least, and that's assuming the commission is powerless,>> Huh? See above. Israel would be given "sovereign discretion" as to number of returnees. What, too polysyllabic? <<c) there's not a single mention of compensation for the Jewish refugees - as if the refugee problem had been one-sided.>> Umm...I am talking about the GA provision limiting the right of return to Israel by non-Jews. Respectfully, your entire c) is embarrassingly inapposite. Perhaps it's the late hour. John