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Originally Posted by NHØP
He spoke on behalf of Palestinians when he declared that the right of return was no longer an option.
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He said that? He said, "The Palestinians do not want all the land they lost in war returned to them"? I read the entire article three times and didn't see anything in there about Bush saying something and the Palestinians being held to it. Can you point that out for me?
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Also, by giving Israel the 6 big settlement blocks he is setting conditions that should be negotiated between the Palestinians and Israelis themselves.
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I didn't read anything about Bush giving Israel anything. Can you point that out to me too, please? I read about Israel deciding to give back some land they rightfully won by war, but I didn't read anything about
Bush giving away land.
I think you're right. So, had Israel been over-run by Muslims in 1967 I'm sure you would've been real vocal in getting them their lost land back, right? Course, it's not really their land either, it belongs to the Ottomans. Since losing land through war is "illegal" we should return the land to the Ottomans. But wait, I'm sure they're not the orginal owners. Does anyone know who the original owners of Israel are so we can get their land back to them?
You're American? If the Spanish come asking for their land back, remember that you have to give it up, okay? If the British want the Eastern Seaboard I'm sure we'll have a few displaced people. Of course, several Native American tribes have been asking for their land back for many years. I'm sure you support their right to reclaim their land. I wonder where we'll all live once we give all this land back?
The Palestinians took a gamble, tried to wipe out the Jews, lost the war and lost some land. They should be grateful for any sliver of it they get back.
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As for basic principles of human rights, the right of refugees to return to live on their land is enshrined in article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Can you point to me where
Bush forbade refugees from returning to live in "their" land.