tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post6313350206284023560..comments2024-03-27T23:20:37.951-07:00Comments on Alan Bock's Blog: Six Day WarSteve Bockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241868635191319611noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-40994072151110542392007-06-16T03:26:00.000-07:002007-06-16T03:26:00.000-07:00From 1920 -1947, before Israel became a nation, 68...<A HREF="http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2000/1/Terrorism+deaths+in+Israel+-+1920-1999.htm" REL="nofollow">From 1920 -1947</A>, <B>before</B> Israel became a nation, 685 Jews were killed by the Arabs in terrorist attacks. From 1948 -1966, <B>before</B> the Six Day War, 828 Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks.<BR/><BR/>Article 24 of the <A HREF="http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/cove1.html" REL="nofollow">original Palestinian National Charter of 1964</A> reads: <BR/><BR/><I><B>Article 24.</B> This Organization does not exercise any regional sovereignty over the <B>West Bank</B> in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the <B>Gaza Strip or the Himmah Area.</B> Its activities will be on the national popular level in the liberational, organizational, political and financial fields.</I><BR/><BR/>It wasn’t until the 1964 Charter was replaced by the <A HREF="http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Peace/PLO_Covenant.html" REL="nofollow">Palestinian National Charter of 1968</A> that the objective became the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state.<BR/><BR/>So, who knows? My question is: Would they be any closer to peace if the U.S. didn’t financially and otherwise support both sides of this “conflict?” We give Israel more than the Palestinians just to give them an "edge" but Bush waived a law prohibiting giving financial aid directly to the PA to give Abbas $20m at least three times. This was in addition to over $300m they receive indirectly each year. <BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showplatforms.php?platindex=R1980" REL="nofollow">1980</A>, <A HREF="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showplatforms.php?platindex=R1988" REL="nofollow">1988</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showplatforms.php?platindex=R1992" REL="nofollow">1992</A> Republican platforms all say the same thing: <I>We oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, or any political entity that would jeopardize Israel’s security.*</I><BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showplatforms.php?platindex=R2000" REL="nofollow">2000 platform</A> says <I>“The United States seeks a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. . . But peace must be negotiated between the parties themselves. <B>We will not impose our view or an artificial timetable.”</B></I> (Except every single day.) <BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showplatforms.php?platindex=R2004" REL="nofollow">2004 platform</A>, for some reason, expresses <B>the exact opposite</B> of the previous years: <I>“We believe that terror attacks against Israelis are part of the same evil as the September 11, 2001, attacks against America.". . .</I> <B>YET</B> <I>“We support <B>President Bush’s vision of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security</B>. . . If Palestinians embrace democracy and the rule of law, confront corruption, and firmly reject terror, they can count on American support for the creation of a Palestinian state."</I><BR/><BR/>Every time I read these words in an <B><I>American</I></B> presidential platform, I am amazed at our hubris. <I><B>We will give someone their own country if they give up terrorism?</B></I> Who do we think we are? <BR/><BR/>Who knows what effect Bush's promises of statehood, his "visions," and his constant interference have on Palestinian terrorism? It would be my guess that he does more to increase it than the results of the Six Day War ever could. <I>(This is not just Bush of course; every American president thinks the world elected him to be their King.)</I> We know every time Bush says "guest worker," the illegal population of the U.S. explodes. <I>("<A HREF="http://www.vdare.com/rubenstein/070613_nd.htm" REL="nofollow">The illegal alien population grew by 5.3 million, or ABOUT 79 PERCENT, during the first six Bush years.</A>")</I><BR/><BR/>The Bush legacy: "I have caused more destruction, death, war, and misery to more people in more countries than any other human being in history."<BR/><BR/><I>*(The Democratic Platforms have said almost word-for-word the same thing through the years.)</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com