P F Tinmore, et al,
There may be some truth to this; but it is not "THE Truth!" It is not a truth based on the compilation of facts. It is, very close to "misinformation."
The PA in the West Bank is illegal. It was put in place and kept in place with US money, arms, and lies.
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Several factors come together to explain how the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO):
• The
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): (1974)
∆ The Seventh Arab Summit Conference, was held in Rabat, Morocco, in October 1974; formally acknowledged the right of the Palestinian people to a separate homeland, but without specifying that its territory was restricted to the West Bank. Most important, the
PLO was for the first time officially recognized by all the Arab states as the
“sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.” The Arab heads of state also called for close cooperation between the front-line states and the
PLO but prohibited interference by other Arab states in Palestinian affairs.
• The
Palestinian Authority (PA): (1993 - nearly Two Decades Later)
∆ Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Negotiator Mahmoud Abbas met at the White House on 13 September 1993, and hammered-out and signed an agreement called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements,
(AKA: “Oslo Accord”). I
srael accepted the PLO as the representative of the Palestinians, and the PLO renounced terrorism and recognized Israel’s right to exist in peace. Both sides agreed that a
Palestinian Authority (PA) would be established and assume governing responsibilities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over a five-year period.
∆ By no means was the US the only source of revenue for the PA.
∆ It was no great secret that in the 2006 Elections, the radical Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the new Palestinian parliament, and was able to claimed 76 of the 132 parliamentary seats, giving the party at war with Israel the right to form the next cabinet under the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Fatah. Everyone know knew then, just as they know now, that the US cannot openly deal with a designated terrorist activity; especially when HAMAS where attacking civilian targets all through the 2005 withdraw.
No one expected a bloodless transition in government. And were not about to support a HAMAS. Remember the land, air, and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel and Egypt did not start until 2007.
Most Respectfully,
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