Sharon: Palestinians deserve a state

[Behind the Aegis]

In a marked reversal of fortunes, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, so long loathed by many in the United Nations as an "Israeli hardliner" and "war monger" was warmly received by the world body Thursday and called for compromise with the Palestinians and an independent Palestinian state.

Sharon, speaking in Hebrew and quoting God's call to Abraham to "go forth" to Israel, said that "the right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel does not mean disregarding the rights of others in the land. The Palestinians will always be our neighbors. We respect them, and have no aspirations to rule over them. They are also entitled to freedom and to a national, sovereign existence in a state of their own."

Sharon, whose ascension to the podium in the hall was accompanied by the demonstrative exit of a number of Islamic delegations, led by Iran, said "I, as someone whose path of life led him to be a fighter and commander in all Israel's wars, reaches out today to our Palestinians neighbors in a call for reconciliation and compromise to end the bloody conflict, and embark on the path which leads to peace and understanding between our peoples. I view this as my calling and my primary mission for the coming years."

But Sharon's words were not only those that would find favor in the ears of the world body. He pledged that Israel would continue to build the security fence, a measure that has been roundly condemned on a number of occasions by various UN institutions, from the General Assembly to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

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[Englander]

1. Dupe,dupe,dupe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x100749

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Almost

Different source...but if they want to lock or combine...cool by me.

[Englander]

3. No, completely,not almost.

Unless this article is about a different speech.

It is not relevant that you chose the rw JPost as
the source - the subject of the thread,Sharon's speech
at the UN,already has a thread. It doesn't matter that
the liberalish Haaretz was chosen as the source in the
thread that that was posted last night. It's the subject,
not the source.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Then the mods will lock or combine..cool either way. n/p

[Englander]

5. What does "n/p" mean? n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

6. n/p

no problem or no post (title only) Mine was working as both...no post (title only) and "no problem" if the mods lock or combine.