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Old March 23rd 04, 05:45 PM
Frank
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


"Frank" wrote in message ...

Depends.....

If one believes they have a legitimate right to a country then the
answer is obvious.


They were given a country. Why do they need another one and why aren't
the Jewish Palestinians entitled to one?




If one believes otherwise, that is that Israel owns the land free
and clear, then they must be fighting for equal rights as citizens.


Israeli Arab citizens have rights equal with Israeli Jews.



I don't know the answer, but as a simple test answer this question.
Should a Palestinian be voting in an Israeli election or not. If not
then where?


How are you using the term Palestinian here? There is no Palestinian
nationality, there never was. There are two nations that were created on
the former Palestine Mandate, Israel and Jordan. All Israeli citizens,
Arab
and Jew, vote in Israeli elections. What nation, other than the US,
allows non-citizens to vote in it's elections?


Then why do these folks keep calling themselves Palestinians? What was all
that negotiating borders for? Right, wrong or indifferent there are a lot
of people that feel they have a claim to something there. Even Israel
agrees with that in priniciple.

I don't know, but it's my understanding that the people in the camps and in
the disputed areas aren't on either the Jordanian or the Israeli voting
roles. They consider themselves Palestinians and they, apparently, have
various treaties/accords/agreements to support that notion. If I am wrong
and they _were_ able to vote for or against Sharon last election then I
will be suprised that they haven't been able to put up numbers that would
infuence the election.

Israel has agreed to the creation of a Palestinian state, although they
certainly aren't happy about it. Understandable in that no one want's to
give up land. But they are in the driver's seat when it comes to the peace
process and dragging this out just causes too much pain and suffering on
both sides.

The Israelis aren't going anywhere and neither are the Palestinians. The
sooner Israel gives up trying to avoid actually handing over the promised
territory the better.
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Frank....H