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The Truth -You Didnt Remember What I Forgot

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Submitted by Jay1 (United States), Dec 18, 2011 at 14:29

Gingrich spoke a historical truth. But will the truths continue? When the Palestinans claim that Israel is a colonial transplant, will that be questioned? As the Polish and Russian Jewish people began returning in number, in the mid to late 1800's, will the Palestinians be challenged as to "are you saying Poland and Russia were the colonial powers your referring to? For the Romanian or Persian Jews who returned, is Romania and todays Iran the colonial powers the Palestinians are referring to?

When Polish and Russian Jews were re(immigrating) in the mid to late 1800's, can the Palestinians be questioned about the Syrian,Lebanon, Bedouin,and Egyptian area Arabs that came "at the same time" that are now called rightful Palestinians? Do Palestinians mean a Jewish person with historic ties, language,religion, holidays and calenders to Israel is a foreigner,but an Arab Muslim with no historic ties to Palestine but lived closer than Poland is an A OK red blooded Palestinian? Lets move on. Does UN resolution 242 say a return to the 1967 lines ? To almost the 1967 lines? Equal land swaps? Withdrawel in exchange for land swaps? Land swaps at all? Lets move on one more time. When a writer for say ....a New York paper harps on "Bibi, show good faith ,freeze the growth or enlargement of settlements for the sake and chance of peace, didnt a tricked Bibi do that for 9 months? Did that writer write the Palestinians the riot act for that? For the Palestinians of Gazas missles? Hezbollahs missles in Lebanon? Did that writer who writes about Bibi this and Bibi that, recall that Ehud Barak this, and Bill Clinton that ,put up a proposal that he may have called the moment weve all been waiting for? Sure that writer does. But unlike Gingrich, the truth hurts. It takes courage and maybe a loss of interview contacts To whoever that writer thinks Im talking about ,this should be the headline of your next piece. The starting point of negotiations should be the Bill Clinton proposals.But in truth, you Palestinians should now expect measurably less. For you didnt remember what I forgot.

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The Invented tribe in Israel [147 words]Muslimk***Dec 31, 2011 16:41192167
More Thoughts on Newt Gingrich and the Palestinians [142 words]JudithDec 19, 2011 18:01191856
Nice Interview [20 words]JMeschDec 18, 2011 12:15191820
1lighting a candle [174 words]Jules PostenDec 17, 2011 10:04191788
3Obama and Israel [73 words]Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemiDec 18, 2011 17:55191788
2Thank you Dr. Pipes [58 words]Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemiDec 16, 2011 20:29191777
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9More thoughts on Newt Gingrich and the Palestinians [92 words]Nenette GrunbergDec 16, 2011 00:42191734
Gingrich the attack dog. [65 words]Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemiDec 25, 2011 14:43191734
outsider's opinion [12 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanDec 25, 2011 22:40191734
3Great points and historical relativism [131 words]saraDec 15, 2011 17:18191723
1Palestinians [22 words]Lujack SkylarkDec 19, 2011 02:12191723
Brief [54 words]Amin RiazDec 19, 2011 19:07191723
3Aha-- what? [1196 words]saraDec 20, 2011 18:02191723
Refutation [1225 words]Amin RiazDec 20, 2011 20:07191723
3Thank you Sara [122 words]Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemiDec 25, 2011 15:30191723

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