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SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of
FromFlame of the West
Date2002-04-13 08:33 (2002-04-13 02:33)
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Russ wrote:

Russ
Doesn't anyone besides me wonder why? Why didn't Egypt and Jordan give the Gaza and West Bank to the Palestinians as a state sometime between 1948 and 1967? If I was a Palestinian I would certainly be curious.

The Arab countries don't want a Palestinian state separate from Israel. They want to *replace* Israel with a Palestinian state. They may be willing to recognize Israel for now, but they aren't backing away from demanding a suicidal "right of return" for Palestinians from the Israelis. They know that time and fertility is on their side, if they can just get their foot in the door.

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