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1. Faisal Husseini, PLO-ARAB Authority
Representative for Jerusalem Affairs:
Oslo accords are a Trojan Horse:
"Had the U.S. and Israel realized, before Oslo, that all that
was left of the PLO-ARAB National movement and the Pan-Arab movement
was
a wooden horse called Arafat or the PLO, they would never have opened
their
fortified gates and let it inside their walls. This effort [the
Intifada]
could have been much better, broader, and more significant had we made
it clearer to ourselves that the Oslo agreement, or any other
agreement,
is just a temporary procedure, or just a step towards something
bigger...
We distinguish the strategic, long-term goals from the political phased
goals, which we are compelled to temporarily accept due to
international
pressure. . [Palestine] according to the higher strategy [is]: '
from
the river to the sea.' Palestine in its entirety is an Arab land, the
land
of the Arab nation."
[Al-Arabi' -Egypt, 24 June 2001]
2. Abd El Aziz Shahian, PLO-ARAB Authority
Minister of Supplies:
Oslo is just the first step in the destruction of Israel:
"The PLO-ARAB people accepted the Oslo agreements as a first step and
not as a permanent settlement, based on the premise that the war and
struggle in the land is more efficient than a struggle from a distant
land [i.e. Tunisia, where the PLO was based before Oslo -Ed] ...
the PLO-ARAB people will continue the revolution until they achieve the
goals of the '65
revolution..." .
[P.A. Minister of Supply Abd El Aziz Shahian, Al Ayyam, 30 May
2000]
[The "'65 Revolution" is the founding of the P.L.O. and the
publication of the PLO-ARAB charter that calls for the destruction of
Israel via an
armed struggle.]
3. Othman Abu Arbiah, Arafat's Deputy:
The PLO-ARAB state is just the first stage:
"... At this stage we'll prevail in our struggle [toward] the
goals of the stages [plan]. The goal of this stage is the
establishment of the
independent PLO-ARAB State, with its capital in Jerusalem. When
we achieve this, it will be a positive [step] and it will advance us to
the
next stage via other ways and means... 'Every PLO-ARAB must know
clearly and unequivocally that the independent PLO-ARAB State, with
Jerusalem as its capital is not the end of the road'. The [rise
of] the PLO-ARAB State is a stage after which there will be another
stage and that is the democratic state in all of Palestine [i.e.
in place of Israel]."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, 25 November 1999]
[Othman Abu Arbiah is Arafat's aide for Political Guidance and national
affairs, and the Director-General for National Affairs, a senior
position in the PLO-ARAB national educational structure]
4. Sheikh Yousuf Abu Sneina, the preacher of the
Al-Aqza Mosque:
All of Israel is "Palestine" forever:
"The Islamic land of Palestine is one and can not be divided.
There is no difference between Haifa and Nablus, between Lod and
Ramallah,
between Jerusalem and Nazareth, between Gaza and Ashkelon. The
land of Palestine is Waqf land that belongs to Moslems throughout the
world and no one has the right to act freely or the right to make
concessions or to abandon her. Whoever does this betrays a
[trust] and is
nothing more than a loathsome criminal whose abode is in Hell!"
[The Preacher of Al Aqza Mosque, Sheikh Yousuf Abu Sneina, PATV, 8
September 2000]
5. Abdullah Al-Hourani, Chairman, PLO-ARAB
National Council Political Committee:
The conflict remains eternal - all of Israel is Palestine:
Interviewer: "How do read the future of the peace process.?"
Al-Hourani: "Whether they return to negotiations or not, and whether
they fulfill the agreements or not - the political plan is a temporary
agreement, and the conflict remains eternal, will not be locked, and
the agreements being talked about are regarding the current balance of
power. As to the struggle, it will continue. It may pause
at times, but in the final
analysis, Palestine is ours from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the
[Jordan] River."
[Al Hayat Al Jadida, 14 April 2000]
6. Imad Alfalugi, the PLO-ARAB Authority Minister
of Communication:
Israel "the Occupation State" will cease to exist:
"Our people have hope for the future, that the Occupation State ceases
to exist, and that it makes no difference [how great] its power and
arrogance..." .
[Minister of Communications, Imad Alfalugi, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, 18
November 1999]
7. Salim Alo'adia, Abu Salam, Supervisor of
Political Affairs:
The goal has not changed - the "liberation of Palestine"
"When we picked up the gun in '65 and the modern PLO-ARAB Revolution
began, it had a goal. This goal has not changed and it is the
liberation of Palestine."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, 20 January 2000]
8. Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, PLO-ARAB Authority
appointed Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine:
We have not forgotten about Jaffa or about Acre
"We are discussing the current problems and when we speak
about Jerusalem it doesn't mean that we have forgotten about Hebron or
about Jaffa or about Acre. .we are speaking about the current problems
that have priority at a certain time. It doesn't mean that we
have given up... We have announced a number of times that from a
religious point of view Palestine from the sea to the river is
Islamic."
[PATV, 11 January 2001]
[Note: Jaffa and Acre are Israeli cities. The "sea to the river"
is all of Israel.]
9. Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halbiah, a PLO-ARAB
Authority Religious leader, a member of the PLO-ARAB Sharianic (Islamic
religious law) Rulings Council, and Rector Advanced Studies, the
Islamic University:"
All the agreements are temporary"
"We the nation of Palestine, our fate from Allah is to be the vanguard
in the war against the Jews until the resurrection of the dead, as the
Prophet Mohammed said: The resurrection of the dead will not come until
you do
battle with the Jews and kill them. We the Palestinians, are the
vanguard
in this issue, in this battle, whether we want to or whether we
refuse.
All the agreements being made are temporary."
[Preacher Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halbiah, PATV, 28 July 2000]
10. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, a PLO-ARAB
Authority religious leader:
"We will enter Jaffa, Ramle and Lod and all of Palestine, as
conquerors."
"We are positive that Allah will help us triumph. Our belief is
firm that one day we will enter Jerusalem as conquerors, enter Jaffa as
conquerors, Ramle and Lod. and all of Palestine, as conquerors.
[ed.
note: Jaffa, Ramle, and Lod are Israeli cities.] "If He [Allah] asks
them
[Arab leaders], on Judgment Day: 'the majority of Palestine was lost in
'48 and what did you do? And the remainder was lost in ' 67, and
now
it is being vanquished again.' How shall we respond to our Lord?.
"Palestine shall be the burial grounds of the invaders just as it was
for the Tartars, and the Crusaders and for modern colonialism. The
Tradition relates to us that Allah's cherished one [Muhammad] said:
'The Jews will battle against you but you shall emerge masters over
them."
[Preacher Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, PATV, 12 April 2002]
11. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, a PLO-ARAB
Authority religious leader:
" We will blow them up in Hadera, we will blow them up in Tel-Aviv"
"We will blow them up in Hadera, we will blow them up in Tel-Aviv and
in Netanya... We will fight against them and rule over them until
the Jew will hide behind the trees and stones and the tree and stone
will
say: 'Moslem! Servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, kill him'. We
will
enter Jerusalem as conquerors, and Jaffa as conquerors, and Haifa as
conquerors and Ashkelon as conquerors...."
[Preacher Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, PATV, 3 August 2001]
12. Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halbiah, a
PLO-ARAB Authority Religious leader:
" We will not forget Haifa, Acre, Jaffa, the Galilee Triangle, and the
Negev"
"Even if agreements were signed [regarding] Gaza and the West Bank,
we will not forget Haifa, Acre, Jaffa, the Galilee Triangle, and the
Negev. It is only a question of time."
[Preacher Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halbiah, PATV, 13 October 2000]
[Ed note: All are Israeli cities or regions.]
13. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, PA religious
leader:
Palestine shall return to its former days. Israel shall pass.
"Who is responsible for the loss of Palestine, the good land that the
passages of the dear Koran bless many times, and [for] deceitfully
labeling it Israel? Who is responsible for the loss of
Jerusalem...
The Prophet [Muhammad] soothes us with many Hadiths that Palestine
shall
return to its former days.... We must prepare a foothold, for the
coming army of Allah, by divine predetermination. May it be
Allah's
will, this oppressing state shall pass, Israel shall pass..."
[Preacher Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Madi, PATV, 8 June 2001]
Conclusions:
What is clear from these PLO-ARABS is that they have never abandoned
their goal of destroying Israel. The message from the Israeli and
PLO-ARAB leadership to their respective people are direct opposites
of one another: Israel leaders are saying: The permanent status
agreement will be painful, but we will accept it because it will mark
the end of the
conflict with the PLO-ARABS and the Arab world in general.
The PLO-ARAB leaders are saying: The permanent status agreement will be
painful, but we will accept it because it is not the end of the
conflict. This is just step one in the eventual destruction of
Israel. The
words of MK Abd-Al Malek Dahamshe sum up the reasoning of the PLO-ARAB
policies: " We exaggerate when we say 'peace'... what we
are
[really] speaking about is ' Hudna'".(an Islamic term meaning cease
fire)
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