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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (6253)	11/11/2004 3:03:10 PM
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Israel Offers Palestinians Virtual State For Only $49.95 a Month Jerusalem (SatireWire.com) — Proposing a compromise he hopes will ensure his nation's security, Israeli Prime Minister [Ariel Sharon] announced Israel will allow the Palestinians to form an independent nation, but only on the Internet. The offer calls for the Palestinians to take up residence on a shared Israeli Web server, but otherwise allows them to "control their own destiny," insisted [Sharon], who added the Palestinians would be responsible for their own virtual police, education, and technical support. The Palestinians would pay Israel $49.95 a month to host the space, or $69.95 for the special "Deluxe Virtual Nation Package," which includes Microsoft's Site Server Commerce Edition 3.0. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who is on record demanding that a separate Palestine be carved out of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and eastern Jerusalem, quickly attacked the proposal. "We have 'shared' our space with Israel long enough," Arafat said in a statement. "I will not sit down with Mr. [Sharon]'s government unless they guarantee us a fully-dedicated, independent server. And they must waive the $25 set-up fee." satirewire.com