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ericson00

(2,707 posts)
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:55 PM Jun 2016

Abbas: Stop global terrorism by ending the 'Israeli occupation of Palestine'

Global terrorism will end iff the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday as he condemned all forms of such violence.

“We are against terrorism in whatever form it may take and whoever carries it out,” he said as he delivered a long address before the European Parliament in Brussels. Palestinians stand with the Europeans in their fight against terrorism, Abbas said.

His statement was greeted by strong applause from the politicians in the room.


“In order to overcome terrorism, we also need to end Israeli occupation by creating a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as its capital,” Abbas said. He spoke in Arabic and his words were translated into English by the EU.


http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Abbas-Stop-global-terrorism-by-ending-the-Israeli-occupation-of-Palestine-457549

If anyone else had said these words, it would be called a threat! Also, if the terrorists of Orlando, San Bernadino, Tel Aviv, Paris, London, New York, etc. really did do what they did "because Israel," they have demonstrated why they are terrorists.

Also, maybe Abbas can tell the world why Radicals Islamists act in countries both allied and not allied to the US and Israel, alike. And why so many other countries, and those ones two, have spent billions to thwart other attacks.
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Abbas: Stop global terrorism by ending the 'Israeli occupation of Palestine' (Original Post) ericson00 Jun 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2016 #1
Couldn't hurt now could it? eom Purveyor Jun 2016 #2
Extortion by the "moderate" Abbas. shira Jun 2016 #3
hopefully, maybe some good can come from Brexit; ericson00 Jun 2016 #4
Abbas is threatening Israel with the effects of the occupation. Little Tich Jun 2016 #6
That's a bold claim. Little Tich Jun 2016 #5

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shira

(30,109 posts)
3. Extortion by the "moderate" Abbas.
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:21 PM
Jun 2016
"Give me what I want or the terror continues."

What makes anyone believe the terror would stop if Abbas got exactly what he wanted?

Nothing.
 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
4. hopefully, maybe some good can come from Brexit;
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 08:17 PM
Jun 2016

that the EU's consistent bootlicking of Abbas and the PA will carry less weight.

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
6. Abbas is threatening Israel with the effects of the occupation.
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 02:07 AM
Jun 2016

The effects will happen with or without Abbas, which is a little bit like Al Gore threatening the world with global warming.

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
5. That's a bold claim.
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 01:55 AM
Jun 2016

However, there's a correlation between the oppression of Palestinians and violence against Israel. It would also improve the general stability in the region if the Palestinian refugees had a homeland to go back to. Lebanon is a case in point - would there ever had been a war between Israel and Lebanon if there wouldn't have been any Palestinian refugees in Lebanon?

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