Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!velu From: velu@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Israel & the PLO: replies to various people Message-ID: <2985@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Oct-83 15:28:25 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.2985 Posted: Wed Oct 5 15:28:25 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Oct-83 14:45:36 EDT References: <2398@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 65 Regarding Dave Sherman's message of 2 Oct 83 (dave@utcsrgv): Yes, dave@utcsrgv, you have given us NAMES, PLACES, and DATES of the acts which you so vividly described. But, where you there? I was not. I only know for sure what I can infer after listening to the same report of the same act from many different sources. All of the reports which you have publicized are more than likely accurate. But then, still, what is the purpose behind all of this? Both the US and Israel in their show of we won't go down to the level of the Terrorists - PLO - and refuse to negotiate with them - has not helped matters any. At one point during this last offensive by the Israeli's (You cannot call going deep into the heart of a country a defensive act! At the least, it was a psuedo-defensive act... ) Arrafat (sp?) was ready to negotiate - but no one would speak to him. What needs to be realized is that the PLO has two parts - the government, and the fighting arm. The Government arm of the PLO has some of the brightest minds in both economics and politics, as well as eminent doctors and scientists. This ruling body is ready to talk, but becuase of the **TERRORIST** label which has been pinned on them, people refuses to talk to them. The most important thing however is to realize that the tactics and the policies which the PLO has right now are almost identical to the to those of the Israeli/Zionist Nationalists before the formation of Israel. Now, the PLO is ready and willing to talk, but the US and Israel are ignoring the problem. What would you like to see as a possible solution to the problem? I think that the qualifications of the solution are as follows: 1. Israel Remains where it is - not the annexed borders, but the borders as set out by the UN. 2. PLO have autonomous rule over the area set aside for them by the UN. 3. All hostilities in that area cease. (what a wishlist, right...) Oh yeah - regarding ''ALL THAT LAND'' which Israel returned to Egypt... I think that 'ALL THAT LAND' is the least that Israel can do for Egypt. Egypt has stayed out of all middle-east conflicts since that time. I think that the Israeli's got more than their share of the deal. Egypt has done more for peace in that part of the world than any other country. I truly believe that Sadat was (I was truly saddened when he died!!!) the best statesman of the latter half of this century - if not of the entire century... No offence to Carter + Begin, but Sadat really had guts... Oh well, I hope that this was not too off on a tangent.. - Velu -- Velu Sinha UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!velu CSNet: velu@umcp-cs ARPA: velu.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay