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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Whose Fault, Whose Land?
The Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, has been presented as a popular protest against Ariel Sharon’s visit to a shrine upon the Temple Mount. The truth is that the Arab violence has been premeditated, and the Palestinian leadership admits this fact. Palestinian Authority Communications Minister, Imad Al-Faluji stated during a speech at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, “ ‘Whoever thinks that the Intifada broke out because of the despised Sharon’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, is wrong, even if this visit was the straw that broke the back of the Palestinian people. This Intifadah was planned in advance, ever since President [Yasser] Arafat’s return from the Camp David Negotiations, where he turned the tables upside down on President Clinton.’ ”[1] Similar statements came from Al-Faluji as early as December 2000. The PA affiliated daily Al-Ayyam confirms these statements. Raed Lafi, correspondent for the Palestinian newspaper reported that at a Gaza symposium Al-Faluji said, “ ‘The PA has begun to prepare for the outbreak of the current Intifada since the return from the Camp David negotiations, by the request of President Yassir Arafat, who predicted the outbreak of the Intifada as a complimentary stage to the Palestinian steadfastness in the negotiations and not as a specific protest against Sharon’s visit to Al-Hram Al-Qudsi [Temple Mount].’ ”[1] Even this top PA official repeatedly refuted that Sharon was responsible for the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada and confirmed Arafat’s ploy of violence. Another important fact that needs to be pointed out is that Jibril Rajob, head of the Palestinian Authority’s Preventive Security Service, approved Sharon’s visit and stated that there would be no reaction. Nevertheless, Palestinian schools were closed and the students were bussed to the Temple Mount to protest Sharon’s visit along with hundreds of other angry Palest... Please login to view comments from other users.
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