Blogmaster's comments: The arrogance of Fatah and the insincerity of Abbas and of the entire palestinian governmental hierarchy has been exposed for the entire world to see. Fatah has declared (see Jerusalem Post story and photo below) that "palestine" exists from the river to the sea, on the "Official" palestinian 43rd anniversary poster. How can anyone now be so foolhardy as to negotiate with our enemies for peace through concessions all the while those enemies prepare for war and openly declare that there is no Israel? The intentions of the palestinians have always been crystal clear... negotiate and bleed Israel to death until they are finally ready (with Syrian, Iranian, and Russian help) to push Israel and the Jews into the Mediterranean Sea. If this happens, who will be to blame? The Government? The IDF? The Politicians or the Generals? NO! You will be to blame unless you force those who govern us to admit that the so called two-state solution is no solution at all... it is a recipe for the destruction of Israel. As rockets and mortars fall on our schools, our politicians slough it off and blame it on a few radicals. Wake up! All of the arabs who want to destroy Israel are the radicals. Israel must be a land of the Jews and for the Jewish people. It is our G_d given (affirmed by the United Nations so it has to be true) Homeland. No One Has The Right To Give It Away! but they WILL, and they ARE doing it as you read this paragraph. Public apathy and the fatigue of war and terror are wearing us down and our resolve is weakened. That is what our enemies are counting on.
Fatah map shows all of Israel as Palestine
Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST
Dec. 22, 2007
Fatah is planning to mark its 43rd anniversary this year with a new poster that presents all of Israel as Palestine.
Designed specifically for the occasion by Abdel Mun'em Ibrahim, the poster features a map of Israel that is entirely draped with a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.
It also carries a drawing of a rifle as a symbol of the "armed struggle" against Israel.
The poster, which has been endorsed by the Fatah leadership, has already been posted on a number of Fatah-affiliated Web sites.
The underlying message of the poster is that Fatah, like Hamas, does not recognize Israel's existence.
The emblem is in violation of Fatah's declared policy, which envisions an independent Palestinian state alongside, and not instead of, Israel.
By including a rifle in the poster, Fatah is sending a message to the Palestinian public that it has not abandoned the option of "armed resistance," despite current peace talks with Israel.
Founded in 1965, Fatah has celebrated its anniversary over the past 14 years with major rallies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. But it's not clear at this stage if Hamas would allow Fatah to hold a big rally in the Gaza Strip.
Last week, Fatah banned Hamas from holding rallies in the West Bank to mark the 20th anniversary of the Islamist movement. Hamas officials have threatened to retaliate by barring Fatah rallies in the Gaza Strip.
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