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Israel’s Roots
The Mandatory Period
Partition
The War of 1948
The Road to Suez
The 1967 Six-Day War
Between the Wars
The War of Attrition, 1967-1970
The 1973 Yom Kippur War
Boundaries
Israel and Lebanon
The Gulf War
The United Nations
The Refugees
The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries
Human Rights in Arab Countries
Human Rights in Israel and the Territories
The Intifada
The Intifada II (“al-Aksa Intifada”)
Jerusalem
U.S. Middle East Policy
The Peace Process
Settlements
The Arms Balance
The Media
Current Controversies

Israel’s Roots

“The Jews have no claim to the land they call Israel.”
“Palestine was always an Arab country.”
“The Balfour Declaration did not give Jews a right to a homeland in Palestine.”
“The 'traditional position' of the Arabs in Palestine was jeopardized by Jewish settlement.”
“Zionism is racism.”
“The Zionists could have chosen another country besides Palestine.”
“Herzl himself proposed Uganda as the Jewish state as an alternative to Palestine.”
“All Arabs opposed the Balfour Declaration, seeing it as a betrayal of their rights.”
“The Zionists made no effort to compromise with the Arabs.”
“The Zionists were colonialist tools of Western imperialism.”
“The British promised the Arabs independence in Palestine in the Hussein-MacMahon Correspondence.”
“The Arabs fought for freedom in World Wars I and II.”

The Mandatory Period

“The British helped the Jews displace the native Arab population of Palestine.”
“The British allowed Jews to flood Palestine while Arab immigration was tightly controlled.”
“The British changed their policy after World War II to allow the survivors of the Holocaust to settle in Palestine.”
“As the Jewish population in Palestine grew, the plight of the Palestinian Arabs worsened.”
“Jews stole Arab land.”
“The British helped the Palestinians to live peacefully with the Jews.”
“The Mufti was not anti-Semitic.”
“The Irgun bombed the King David Hotel as part of a terror campaign against civilians.”

Partition

"The United Nations unjustly partitioned Palestine.”
"The partition plan gave the Jews most of the land, and all of the cultivable area.”
"Israel usurped all of Palestine in 1948.”
"The Palestinian Arabs were never offered a state and therefore have been denied the right to self-determination.”
"The majority of the population in Palestine was Arab; therefore, a unitary Arab state should have been created.”
"The Arabs were prepared to compromise to avoid bloodshed.”
“The Soviet Union vigorously opposed partition.”

The War of 1948

“The Jews started the first war with the Arabs.”
“The Bernadotte Plan was a viable alternative to partition.”
“The United States was the only nation that criticized the Arab attack on Israel.”
“The West's support of Israel allowed the Jews to conquer Palestine.”
“The Arab economic boycott of Israel was imposed after the 1948 war.”

The Road to Suez

“Arab governments were prepared to accept Israel after the Suez War.”
“Israel's military strike was unprovoked.”
“Israel was used by France and Great Britain to advance their imperialist interests.”
“The United States* blind support for Israel was apparent during the Suez War.”

The 1967 Six-Day War

“Arab governments were prepared to accept Israel after the Suez War.”
“Israel's military strike was unprovoked.”
“Nasser had the right to close the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping.”
“The United States helped Israel defeat the Arabs in six days.”
“Israel attacked Jordan to capture Jerusalem.”
“Israel did not have to shoot first.”
“Israel viewed the territories it captured as conquered lands that were now part of Israel and had no intention of negotiating over their return.”
“Israel expelled peaceful Arab villagers from the West Bank and prevented them from returning after the war.”
“Israel imposed unreasonable restrictions on the Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.”
“During the 1967 War, Israel deliberately attacked the USS Liberty.”

Between the Wars

“After the 1967 war, Israel refused to negotiate a settlement with the Arabs.”
“According to Security Council Resolution 242, Israel's acquisition of territory through the 1967 War is 'inadmissible.'”
“Resolution 242 clearly requires Israel to return to its pre-1967 boundaries.”
“Resolution 242 recognizes a Palestinian right to self-determination.”
“The Arab states and the PLO accepted Resolution 242 whereas Israel rejected it.”
“The Palestinians were willing to negotiate a settlement after the Six-Day War.”

The War of Attrition, 1967-1970

“Israel was responsible for the War of Attrition.”
“Egypt terminated the War of Attrition and sought to reach some accommodation with Israel, only to have Jerusalem spurn these initiatives.”
“Egypt repeatedly expressed a willingness to begin peace negotiations with Israel from 1971 to 1973. Israel's rejection of these initiatives led to the Yom Kippur War.”

The 1973 Yom Kippur War

“Israel was responsible for the 1973 war.”
“Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had agreed to U.S. peace proposals and did not seek war.”
“Egypt and Syria were the only Arab states involved in the 1973 war.”
“Israel mistreated Arab soldiers captured during the 1973 war.”
“Israeli troops deliberately bulldozed and dynamited the entire town of Kuneitra prior to their withdrawal from the area in June 1974.”

Boundaries

“The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 changed political and border arrangements between independent states that had existed for centuries.”
“Israel has been an expansionist state since its creation.”
“Israel has long sought to conquer Arab lands stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates. There is even a map hanging in the Knesset documenting this.”
“The West Bank is part of Jordan.”
“Israel seized the Golan Heights in a war of aggression.”
“Israel has no strategic need to keep military control over the Golan Heights. Syria's adherence to the ceasefire on the Golan proves that Israel would not be endangered by returning that territory.”
“Israel has refused to offer any compromises on the Golan Heights while Syria has been willing to trade peace for land.”
“Israel illegally annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, contravening international law and UN Resolution 242.”
“Israel can withdraw from the West Bank with little more difficulty than was the case in Sinai.”
“The Gulf War proves that Israel's demands for defensible borders are unrealistic in an era of ballistic missiles and long-range bombers capable of crossing vast amounts of territory in minutes.”

Israel and Lebanon

“Israel cannot claim that its 1982 invasion of Lebanon, launched against an ill-equipped PLO, was a defensive war.”
“The PLO posed no real threat to Israel. When Israel attacked, the PLO had been observing a year-long cease-fire agreement.”
“The PLO treated the Lebanese with dignity and respect.”
“Israel's invasion resulted in 10,000 deaths and 600,000 homeless in south Lebanon.”
“The PLO was willing to leave Beirut in the summer of 1982 to save the civilian population from further attack, but Israel made this impossible.”
“Israel was responsible for the massacre of thousands of innocent Palestinian refugees at Sabra and Shatila.”
“Israel's 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon and its continuing occupation of Lebanese territory are proof of Israel's aggressive intentions.”
“Israel still has not satisfied the UN's requirements to withdraw completely from Lebanon because of its illegal occupation of Shebaa Farms.”
“Israel launched an unprovoked attack on UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.”
“Syria has been a force for stability and good in Lebanon. It has always respected Lebanon's sovereignty and independence.”
“Syria has done everything it could to prevent terrorists in Lebanon from threatening regional peace.”
“Syria intervened in Lebanon only because it was asked to do so by the Arab League.”
“Israel refuses to release prisoners it captures whereas the Syrians and Lebanese immediately release soldiers they capture.”
"Israel's kidnapping of Sheikh Abdul Karim Obeid in 1989 prolonged the hostage crisis. It also caused the death of Lt. Col. William Higgins, a hostage who was later executed by his captors in retaliation."
"Israeli attacks against Lebanon demonstrate Israel's aggression and determination to hold onto Lebanese territory."

The Gulf War

“The Gulf War was fought for Israel.”
“Israel's low profile in the Gulf War proves it has no strategic value to the United States.”
“Israel benefited from the Gulf War without having to pay any price.”
“Israel did nothing to protect Palestinians from Scud attacks.”
“Iraq was never a threat to Israel.”
“Saddam Hussein was never interested in acquiring nuclear weapons.”
“The PLO was neutral in the Gulf War.”
“The Gulf War demonstrated why Arab states need more U.S. weapons.”
“Iraq ceased to be a threat to Israel after the Gulf War.”

The United Nations

“The United Nations has long played a constructive role in Middle East affairs. Its record of fairness and balance makes it an ideal forum for settling the Arab-Israeli dispute.”
“The Palestinians have been denied a voice at the UN.”
“Israel enjoys the same rights as any other member of the United Nations.”
“The United Nations and its affiliate institutions are critical of Israeli policies, but never attack Jews or engage in anti-Semitic rhetoric.”
“The 1991 repeal of the resolution libeling Zionism proves that the UN is no longer biased against Israel.”
“Even if the General Assembly is biased, the Security Council has always been balanced in its treatment of the Middle East.”
“The United States has always supported Israel at the UN and can be counted upon to veto any resolutions that are critical.”
“The Arab States have been more reliable UN allies of the U.S. than has Israel.”

The Refugees

“One million Palestinians were expelled by Israel from 1947-49.”
“The Jews made clear from the outset they had no intention of living peacefully with their Arab neighbors.”
“The Jews created the refugee problem by expelling the Palestinians.”
“The Arab invasion had little impact on the Palestinian Arabs.”
“Arab leaders never encouraged the Palestinians to flee.”
“The Palestinian Arabs had to flee to avoid being massacred as were the peaceful villagers in Deir Yassin.”
“Israel refused to allow Palestinians to return to their homes so Jews could steal their property.”
“UN Resolutions call for Israel to repatriate all Palestinian refugees.”
“Israel blocked negotiations by the Palestine Conciliation Commission.”
“Palestinians who wanted to return to their homes posed no danger to Israeli security.”
“The Palestinian refugees were ignored by an uncaring world.”
“The Arab states have provided most of the funds for helping the Palestinian refugees.”
“The Arab states have always welcomed the Palestinians and done their best to resettle them.”
“Millions of Palestinians are confined to squalid refugee camps.”
“Israel forced the Palestinian refugees to stay in camps in the Gaza Strip.”
“Refugees have always been repatriated, only the Palestinians have been barred from returning to their homes.”
“Had the Palestinian refugees been repatriated, the Arab-Israeli conflict could have ended.”
“Israel expelled more Palestinians in 1967.”

The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries

“Arabs cannot possibly be anti-Semitic as they are themselves Semites.”
“Modern Arab nations are only anti-Israel and have never been anti-Jewish.”
“Jews who lived in Islamic countries were well-treated by the Arabs.”
“As 'People of the Book,' Jews and Christians are protected under Islamic law.”
The Situation Today

Human Rights in Arab Countries

“The governments of Arab states grant basic human rights to their citizens.”
“Women's rights are now protected in the Arab world.”

Human Rights in Israel and the Territories

“Israel discriminates against its Arab citizens.”
“Israel discriminates against Israeli Arabs by barring them from buying land.”
“Israeli Arabs are discriminated against in employment.”
“Arabs held in Israeli jails are tortured, beaten and killed.”
“Israel uses administrative detention to imprison peaceful Arabs without trial.”
“Israel has long sought to deny residents of the West Bank and Gaza their political rights.”
“Israel is stealing water from Arabs in the territories. Israel allows Jews to drill wells, but prevents Arabs from doing so.”
“Israel's use of deportations violates the 4th Geneva convention.”
“Israel's treatment of Palestinians is similar to the treatment of blacks in apartheid South Africa .”
“Black African nations cut relations with Israel because of its racist policies toward Palestinians.”

The Intifada

“The intifada was a spontaneous uprising, resulting solely from Arab anger at Israeli atrocities.”
“The intifada constituted passive resistance. At its worst, it involved nothing more than children tossing stones at heavily armed soldiers.”
“Media coverage of the intifada was fair and balanced.”
“The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is a force for moderation in the territories. It advocates Arab-Jewish harmony and reconciliation.”
“The PLO had no role in fomenting intifada violence.”
“The Palestinians who died in the intifada were all killed by the Israelis.”
“Israel closed West Bank schools during the intifada to deprive Palestinians of an education.”

The “al-Aksa Intifada”

“The outbreak of violence in late 2000, dubbed by Arabs the al-Aksa intifada, was provoked by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount.”
“Violence is an understandable and legitimate reaction to Israel's policies.”
"The al-Aksa uprising does not hurt Israel because the demonstrations are limited to confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip."
“Israel uses excessive force to respond to children who are just throwing stones.”
“The Palestinian Authority is acting to prevent violence by arresting terrorists and confiscating illegal weapons.”
“The shooting of a child being protected by his father shown on TV proves Israel does not hesitate to kill innocent Palestinian children.”
"Israel uses rubber bullets to maim and kill unarmed Palestinians."
“The Mitchell Report made clear that Israeli settlement policy is as much to blame for the breakdown of the peace process as Palestinian violence and that a settlement freeze is necessary to end the violence.”
“Israel's use of F-16 fighter jets typifies the disproportionate use of force applied by Israel against innocent Palestinian civilians.”
“Palestinian violence is the reaction of a people living under occupation, which will continue so long as the occupation persists.”
“Israel has consistently refused to take any steps to calm the situation and its unrelenting attacks provoked Palestinian violence.”
“Israel tried to economically cripple the Palestinians by withholding tax monies due to the Palestinian Authority.”
“Palestinians attack Israeli forces in spontaneous outbursts of frustration.”
“The Palestinians have observed the cease-fire negotiated by CIA Director George Tenet.”
“Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian terrorists is immoral and counterproductive.”
“Israel's use of American-made weapons in retaliatory attacks against the Palestinians is illegal.”

Jerusalem

“Jerusalem is an Arab City.”
“Jerusalem need not be the capital of Israel.”
“The Arabs were willing to accept the internationalization of Jerusalem. The Jews opposed the idea. Because of their intransigence, Israel illegally occupies the entire city today.”
“Jordan accepted internationalization.”
“From 1948 through 1967, Jordan ensured freedom of worship for all religions in Jerusalem.”
“Jordan safeguarded Jewish holy places.”
“Jordan strove to improve conditions in Arab east Jerusalem. By contrast, Israeli authorities bulldozed hundreds of Arab homes in that part of the city, leaving many Arab residents homeless.”
“Under Israeli rule, religious freedom has been curbed in Jerusalem.”
“Israel denies Muslims and Christians free access to their holy sites.”
“Israeli policy encourages attacks by Jewish fanatics against Muslim and Christian residents and their holy sites.”
“Israel has restricted the political rights of Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem.”
“Under UN Resolution 242, East Jerusalem is considered 'occupied territory.' Israel's annexation of Jerusalem therefore violates the UN resolution.”
“East Jerusalem should be part of a Palestinian state because because all its residents are Palestinian Arabs and no Jews have ever lived there.”
“The April 1990 move of 20 Jewish families into St. John's Hospice — a building in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem, located near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher — is an example of Israel's intent to drive non-Jews from their parts of the city.”
“In an unprovoked attack, Israeli police murdered 17 Arab worshippers on the Temple Mount in 1990.”
“The United States does not believe Jerusalem should be the united capital of Israel.”
“The Temple Mount has always been a Muslim holy place and Judaism has no connection to the site.”
“Israel should not be allowed to control the Temple Mount because it denies Muslims access to their holy places.”
“The Palestinians have been careful to preserve the archaeological relics of the Temple Mount.”
“When Israel excavated the Western Wall tunnel it threatened the integrity of the Temple Mount and al-Aksa Mosque and was therefore condemned by the UN Security Council.”
“Internationalization is the best solution to resolve the conflicting claims over Jerusalem.”
“Israel tried to burn down the al-Aksa mosque in 1969.”

U.S. Middle East Policy

“The creation of Israel resulted solely from U.S. pressure.”
“The United States favored Israel over the Arabs in 1948 because of the pressures of the Jewish lobby.”
“Most Americans oppose a close U.S. relationship with Israel.”
“U.S. policy has always been hostile toward the Arabs.”
“The United States has supported Israel automatically ever since 1948.”
“The U.S. has always given Israel arms to insure it would have a qualitative edge over the Arabs.”
“U.S. aid in the Middle East has always been one-sided, with the Arabs getting practically nothing.”
“The U.S. has always given Israel billions of dollars without expecting repayment.”
“Israel continues to demand large amount of economic aid even though it is now a rich country that no longer needs help.”
“Israel boasts that it is the fourth strongest nation in the world, so it certainly doesn't need U.S. military assistance.”
“U.S. military aid subsidizes Israeli defense contractors at the expense of American industry.”
“U.S. loan guarantees provided Israel with billions of dollars from American taxpayers that was used to build settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to house Soviet Jews.”
“Israel was never believed to have any strategic value to the United States.”
“Israelis are able to live comfortably because of American aid, and they see no reason to reform their country's economic system.”
“Israel takes protectionist measures that create impediments to American trade.”
“The employment of Jonathan Pollard to spy on the United States is proof that Israel works against American interests.”
“Israel tricked the United States into selling arms to Iran in exchange for hostages, and helped divert the profits to the Contras.”
“U.S. dependence on Arab oil has decreased over the years.”
“The major American oil companies never take positions on the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
“The United States and Israel have nothing in common.”
“America's support of Israel is the reason that terrorists hijacked four airplanes and attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001.”
“The hijacking of four airliners in one day on September 11, 2001, was an unprecedented act of terror.”

The Peace Process

“Anwar Sadat deserves all of the credit for the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.”
“Egypt made all the concessions for peace.”
“At Camp David, during the Carter Administration, Israel agreed to halt the construction of settlements for five years. Within months, Israel had violated the accords by establishing new settlements on the West Bank.”
“The Palestinian question is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
“If the Palestinian problem was solved, the Middle East would be at peace.”
“A secular, democratic Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is the solution to the conflict.”
“A Palestinian state will pose no danger to Israel.”
“Israel has no right to be in the West Bank. Israeli settlements are illegal, and an obstacle to peace.”
“Israel is provocatively settling Jews in predominantly Arab towns, and has established so many facts on the ground that territorial compromise is no longer possible.”
“Israel must evacuate all Jewish settlements before a final peace agreement can be achieved with the Palestinians.”
“Jerusalem should be capital of a Palestinian state.”
“Any agreement on Jerusalem would require Israel to give up sovereignty over the Temple Mount.”
“Peace with Syria has been prevented only by Israel's obstinate refusal to withdraw from the Golan Heights.”
“Israel's continued occupation of Lebanese territory is the only impediment to the conclusion of a peace treaty.”
“All the Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their homes and this is a prerequisite for a final settlement.”
"Following the Oslo accords, the Palestinians have been educating their children about Israel and a future of coexistence with Israeli Jews."
“The Interim Agreement called for the creation of a Palestinian police force and that is precisely what the Palestinian Authority created.”
“The Palestinians have fulfilled their commitment to arrest and prosecute terrorists.”
“Palestinians are justified in using violence because the peace process has not allowed them to achieve their national aspirations.”
“Israel has a surplus of water and its refusal to share with its neighbors could provoke the next war.”
“Israel withdrew from all of the Sinai to achieve peace with Egypt, withdrew to the international border with Lebanon and has offered to withdraw from the entire Golan Heights in a peace agreement with Syria; therefore, Israel should withdraw from 100 percent of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to make peace with the Palestinians.”
“For lasting peace, there must be two viable states living as equal neighbors, but Israel wants to divide the West Bank and Gaza Strip into cantons that would be surrounded and controlled by Israelis. This is one reason the Palestinians rejected Israel's Camp David proposal in July 2000.”
“The members of the Arab League signed an antiterrorism pact and oppose any form of terrorism.”
“Israel illegally took over the District Governor's Compound and the Palestinians' offices in Orient House, and has reoccupied territory in Jerusalem that was given to the Palestinians.”
“The Palestinians joined the rest of the world in condemning the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.”
“The Palestinian Authority has seized illegal weapons and otherwise fulfilled its obligations under the Oslo agreements to restrict the possession of arms to the authorized police force.”
“Palestinian terrorists have only targeted Israelis and never attacked Americans.”

Settlements

“Israel has no right to be in the West Bank. Israeli settlements are illegal.”
“Settlements are an obstacle to peace.”
“The Geneva Convention prohibits the construction of Jewish settlements in occupied territories.”
“Israel is provocatively settling Jews in predominantly Arab towns, and has established so many facts on the ground territorial compromise is no longer possible.”
“Israel must evacuate all Jewish settlements before a final peace agreement can be achieved with the Palestinians.”
“At Camp David, during Jimmy Carter's presidency, Israel agreed to halt the construction of settlements for five years. Within months, Israel had violated the accords by establishing new settlements on the West Bank.”
“U.S. loan guarantees provided Israel with billions of dollars from American taxpayers that was used to build settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to house Soviet Jews.”
“Israel has no right to build homes in Har Homa because it is part of Arab East Jerusalem and is yet another settlement project that will impede peace.”
“The Mitchell Report made clear that Israeli settlement policy is as much to blame for the breakdown of the peace process as Palestinian violence and that a settlement freeze is necessary to end the violence.”
“Defense of settlements are nothing more than rationalizations for the perpetual occupation of the Palestinian people and their land.”
“The peace agreements Israel signed with the Palestinians prohibit settlement activity.”
“The Red Cross has declared that Israeli settlements are a war crime.”

The Arms Balance

“The threat from Israel and the withdrawal of the United States' offer to build the Aswan Dam drove Egypt to seek arms from the Soviet Union in 1955. This started the Middle East arms race.”
“The Arab states have had to keep pace with an Israeli-led arms race.”
“Israel is militarily superior to its Arab neighbors in every area and has the means to maintain its qualitative edge without outside help.”
“Iraq's defeat in the Gulf War ensures that Israel will be facing only Syria in any future conflict. Other Arab involvement is of little importance.”
“The sale of U.S. arms to Saudi Arabia has reduced the need for American troops to defend the Persian Gulf. These weapons pose no threat to Israel.”
“Israel has a nuclear monopoly in the Middle East and is able to conceal it by refusing to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”
“Arms control in the Middle East is impossible so long as Israel refuses to give up its nuclear weapons.”

The Media

“Press coverage of Israel is proportional to its importance in world affairs.”
“Israel receives so much attention because it is the only country in the Middle East that affects U.S. interests.”
“Western media coverage of the Arab world is equal to that of Israel.”
“Media coverage of the Arab world is objective.”
“Journalists covering the Middle East are driven by the search for the truth.”
“The media lets Israel get away with more because of its alliance with the U.S.”
“Israel doesn't warrant so much attention because it is not one of America's allies.”
“Israel gets favorable coverage because American Jews control the media and have disproportionate political influence.”
“Arab officials tell Western journalists the same thing they tell their own people.”
“Journalists are well-versed in Middle East history and therefore can place current events in proper context.”
“Israelis cannot deny the truth of pictures showing their abuses.”
“The press makes no apologies for terrorists.”
“The Palestinian Authority places no restrictions on foreign reporters.”

Current Controversies

“The outbreak of violence in late 2000, dubbed by Arabs the al-Aksa intifada, was provoked by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount.”
“Violence is an understandable and legitimate reaction to Israel's policies.”
“The al-Aksa uprising does not hurt Israel because the demonstrations are limited to confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.”
“Israel is trying to economically cripple the Palestinians by withholding tax monies due to the Palestinian Authority.”
“The Temple Mount has always been a Muslim holy place and Judaism has no connection to the site.”
“Israel should not be allowed to control the Temple Mount because it denies Muslims access to their holy places.”
“The Palestinians have been careful to preserve the archaeological relics of the Temple Mount.”
“Israel uses excessive force to respond to children who are just throwing stones.”
“The Palestinian Authority is acting to prevent violence by arresting terrorists and confiscating illegal weapons.”
“The U.S. State Department's 2000 Human Rights Report documents Israel's abuse of Palestinians.”
“The shooting of a child being protected by his father shown on TV proves Israel does not hesitate to kill innocent Palestinian children.”
“All the Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their homes and this is a prerequisite for a final settlement.”
“Israel has no right to build homes in Har Homa because it is part of Arab East Jerusalem and is yet another settlement project that will impede peace.”
“Israeli attacks against Lebanon demonstrate Israel's aggression and determination to hold onto Lebanese territory.”
“The Mitchell Report made clear that Israeli settlement policy is as much to blame for the breakdown of the peace process as Palestinian violence and that a settlement freeze is necessary to end the violence.”
“Israel's use of F-16 fighter jets typifies the disproportionate use of force applied by Israel against innocent Palestinian civilians.”
“Israel has consistently refused to take any steps to calm the situation and its unrelenting attacks provoked Palestinian violence.”
“Israel withdrew from all of the Sinai to achieve peace with Egypt, withdrew to the international border with Lebanon and has offered to withdraw from the entire Golan Heights in a peace agreement with Syria; therefore, Israel should withdraw from 100 percent of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to make peace with the Palestinians.”
“For lasting peace, there must be two viable states living as equal neighbors, but Israel wants to divide the West Bank and Gaza Strip into cantons that would be surrounded and controlled by Israelis. This is one reason the Palestinians rejected Israel's Camp David proposal in July 2000.”
“Palestinians attack Israeli forces in spontaneous outbursts of frustration.”
“The Palestinians have observed the cease-fire negotiated by CIA Director George Tenet.”
“Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian terrorists is immoral and counterproductive.”
“The press makes no apologies for terrorists.”
“The members of the Arab League signed an antiterrorism pact and oppose any form of terrorism.”
“Israel's use of American-made weapons in retaliatory attacks against the Palestinians is illegal.”
“America's support of Israel is the reason that terrorists hijacked four airplanes and attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001.”
“The hijacking of four airliners in one day on September 11, 2001, was an unprecedented act of terror.”
“Israel illegally took over the District Governor's Compound and the Palestinians' offices in Orient House, and has reoccupied territory in Jerusalem that was given to the Palestinians.”
“The Palestinians joined the rest of the world in condemning the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.”
“The Palestinian Authority has seized illegal weapons and otherwise fulfilled its obligations under the Oslo agreements to restrict the possession of arms to the authorized police force.”
“Palestinian terrorists have only targeted Israelis and never attacked Americans.”

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