RE:
Boycott Israel
※→ et al,
You have to chuckle at the Arab Palestinians; especially Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malik. The pre-1967 Borders do not exist; they were never borders. They were Armistice Lines.
✪ Israeli-Jordanian Armistice Lines: Article VI -11: The Armistice Demarcation Lines defined in this article and in article V shall be subject to such rectification as may be agreed upon by the Parties to this Agreement, and all such rectifications shall have the same force and effect as if they had been incorporated in full in this General Armistice Agreement.
✪ Israeli-Egyptian Armistice Lines: Article V - 2: The Armistice Demarcation Line is not to be construed in any sense as a political or territorial boundary, and is delineated without prejudice to rights, claims and positions of either Party to the Armistice as regards ultimate settlement of the Palestine question.
In both Armistice Agreements, the questions on the international boundaries are settled. Each Armistice Agreement was settled at the conclusion of the Peace Treaty.
✪ Jordan: This Agreement, having been negotiated and concluded in pursuance of the resolution of the Security Council of 16 November 1948 calling for the establishment of an armistice in order to eliminate the threat to the peace in Palestine and to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in Palestine, shall remain in force until a peaceful settlement between the Parties is achieved, except as provided in paragraph 3 of this article.
✪ Egypt: This Agreement, having been negotiated and concluded in pursuance of the resolution of the Security Council of 16 November 1948 calling for the establishment of an Armistice in order to eliminate the threat to the peace in Palestine and to facilitate the transition from the present truce to permanent peace in Palestine, shall remain in force until a peaceful settlement between the Parties is achieved, except as provided in paragraph 3 of this Article.
(COMMENT)
POINT #1:
As stated, the Armistice Lines of which the PA Foreign Minister is referring, were only to remain in force until a peaceful settlement. And the Armistice Agreements were military agreements concluded by the military representatives.
POINT #2:
There was no Palestinian Authority in 1967; thus there was no agreement between the Arab Palestinians in 1949 and not treaty asked for or establish by any body resembling the Palestinian Authority. In fact, even the Arab League had not recognized any form of Arab-Palestinian Leadership until the Seventh Arab League Summit Conference ⇒ Resolution on Palestine, Rabat, Morocco 28 October 1974:
To affirm the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent national authority under the command of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in any Palestinian territory that is liberated. This authority, once it is established, shall enjoy the support of the Arab states in all fields and at all levels;
Most Respectfully,
R