Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site denelcor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!denelcor!neal From: neal@denelcor.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Israel & the PLO: replies to various people Message-ID: <196@denelcor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Nov-83 14:19:08 EST Article-I.D.: denelcor.196 Posted: Mon Nov 7 14:19:08 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Nov-83 00:21:38 EST References: <2985@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, CO Lines: 38 I need to reply to some of your replies--I know none of the replies were to me since I'm new to the net but I didn't see anyone bring up some of the points I am. >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. As long as the Government arm of the PLO is willing to benefit by the terrorist (fighting) arm, I find this distinction pretty artificial--like not holding the government of Israel responsible for the Army's behavior. N.B.: I am aware that you could claim that the government arm of the PLO doesn't CONTROL the fighting arm--even if you did make that claim, I would be very reluctant to take your unsupported word for it. >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. With the exception that the Israelis went after military rather than civilian targets (with possibly one exception) while the PLO seems actually to prefer civilian targets. > 1. Israel Remains where it is - not the annexed borders, > but the borders as set out by the UN. The indefensibility of the U.N. established borders was a major factor in the problems we are seeing now. Regards, Neal Weidenhofer Denelcor, Inc. !denelcor!neal