Bush Mideast Policy Shift Causes Palestinian Outrage

[Eye and Monkey]

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-mideast.html

By REUTERS
Published: April 15, 2004
Filed at 0:13 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and outraging Palestinians, said Israel could keep part of the West Bank in a future peace deal that now appears more distant than ever.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, seeing the sum of all his people's fears realized, immediately denounced the statement as unacceptable.``Bush is the first U.S. president to give legitimacy to Jewish settlements on Palestinian land. We reject this; we will not accept it,'' he glumly told reporters at his West Bank home.
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Palestinian Negotiations Minister Saeb Erekat told CNN that Bush's statement violated international law, which viewed the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as temporary, pending a final peace settlement.

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[Imperialism Inc.]

1. Ahhh. Outrage.

Mission accomplished.

[bluedeminredstate]

2. Great timing Chimp!

Why now for this pronouncement? Is he trying to make things worse than they already are? I am shaking my head in disbelief...
:wow:

[krkaufman]

5. Yes.

With this announcement today, his stubbornly sticking to a failed strategy in Iraq, and last night's announcement of Negroponte as the possible Ambassador to Iraq, yes, I believe that they are actually trying to sabotage any possibility of stability.

[Sandpiper]

3. Just remember, 9/11 had nothing to do with our Mideast Policy

They hate us because we're free. Keep repeating that until you believe it.

[Leilani]

4. Could he have made a dumber move?

I feel sorry for our Arab friends, like Egypt, Jordan, etc.

[bpilgrim]

6. well, who'da EVER thunk it!?

peace

[teryang]

7. Major step on the road to WWIII

This defense industry policy will undermine world peace in a very profound and irretrievable way. They've dropped all the hypocritical posturing, it's conquest by brute force now. The consequences will bring about unprecedented violence.

[74dodgedart]

8. Bush - the great uniter

I have yet to here anyone say anything good about this move..

A Palestinian negotiater was slamming this agreement on one of the morning news shows.

[Loonman]

9. Flip-flop

Who's the flip-flopper, now?

[Moderator]

10. Please update story here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=486292