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It is gratifying to observe that the Associated Press seems to be employing the brightest and the best to report on George W Bush's last quack at a final solution to the Palestinian problem. According to Anne Gearan and Josef Federman, Bush "told Israelis that 'illegal' outposts in disputed land must go". There are something over twelve hundred words in the AP report, but the word occupied is not one of them. East Jerusalem and the West Bank "are claimed by the Palestinians", on who knows what esoteric Islamic grounds.
In the course of not discussing Israel's nuclear arsenal, Bush stated that Iran, which has invaded so many countries since 1979 that none could be specified, is a "threat to world peace". Nevertheless, he was challenged by the Israelis about the recent intelligence report saying that Iran had halted research on its own deterrent. "The fact that they suspended the program was heartening," Bush said; but he added for his allies' comfort: "The fact that they had one was discouraging because they could restart it." Hence, "all options are on the table to secure our assets", legally acquired or otherwise. No doubt Olmert bar Sharon was duly reassured.
The legally elected government of the Palestinian people is mentioned once, as "Islamic ... militants" who control the Gaza Strip and "are not a party to negotiations". Significantly, "It was from Gaza that militants launched rockets Wednesday into southern Israel", and that presumably explains that. Gearan and Federman do their bit for Palestinian self-expression by noting that "Palestinians oppose calling Israel a Jewish state, saying it rules out the right of Palestinian refugees to return to lost properties in Israel." They must have been talking to an interesting choice of Palestinians. No sane person objects to calling Israel a Jewish state, since that is precisely what Israel is. The fact that Israel is a Jewish state is what rules out a number of Palestinian rights, including the right of return to the lost (or stolen, in Oldspeak) properties.
In the course of not discussing Israel's nuclear arsenal, Bush stated that Iran, which has invaded so many countries since 1979 that none could be specified, is a "threat to world peace". Nevertheless, he was challenged by the Israelis about the recent intelligence report saying that Iran had halted research on its own deterrent. "The fact that they suspended the program was heartening," Bush said; but he added for his allies' comfort: "The fact that they had one was discouraging because they could restart it." Hence, "all options are on the table to secure our assets", legally acquired or otherwise. No doubt Olmert bar Sharon was duly reassured.
The legally elected government of the Palestinian people is mentioned once, as "Islamic ... militants" who control the Gaza Strip and "are not a party to negotiations". Significantly, "It was from Gaza that militants launched rockets Wednesday into southern Israel", and that presumably explains that. Gearan and Federman do their bit for Palestinian self-expression by noting that "Palestinians oppose calling Israel a Jewish state, saying it rules out the right of Palestinian refugees to return to lost properties in Israel." They must have been talking to an interesting choice of Palestinians. No sane person objects to calling Israel a Jewish state, since that is precisely what Israel is. The fact that Israel is a Jewish state is what rules out a number of Palestinian rights, including the right of return to the lost (or stolen, in Oldspeak) properties.
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