Jane .... the Israeli leadership has received that wake-up call.
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Submitted by Janet Ann (Canada), Feb 16, 2006 at 14:56

Jane ..... the Israeli leadership has received that wake-up call but, nevertheless, they refused to get out of bed. The public warning heard directly from the mouth of the enemy was clear and concise regarding the Islamic agenda yet ..... "appeasement" by forfeiting the Jews' God-given land in exchange for an elusive peace is still the name of the game? Janet. IMO.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28222

Way back on March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism."

"For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

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