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From: warren@pluto.UUCP (Warren Burstein)
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Subject: Re: Middle East settlment.
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 20:01:53 EST
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Chedley Aouriri writes:
	Indeed, this is the QUI-PRO-CO of the american administration and the
	israelis. Israel, and the US government, claim that they will not talk
	-officially- to any palestinian or PLO representative, unless the PNC
	is repudiated.  On the other side, the palestinians and the PLO cannot
	repudiate their PNC without getting in return something tangible, such
	as negotiations to establish a palestinian state.
 
	Note that there are ways around this. For example, all UN resolutions
	are accepted by the PLO, including resolutions 338 and 242 which
	unequivocally recognize and mention Israel as a sovereign state.

I am not convinced this has happened.  If the PLO has accepted these
resolutions and it has not been reported in the media, they should try
holding a press conference in which Yassir Arafat says "The PLO
accepts UN resolutions 242 and 338 and calls on Israel to negotiate
with it without preconditions.  Everything will be open to discussion
but neither side will be expected to make any concessions whatsoever
before the meeting."  I recall that once a PLO spokesperson said that
the PLO recognized UN resolutions on the Middle East.  It was thought
that this included 242/338, but it turned out all that was meant was
UN condemnations of Israel.

Chedley, do you think this might work?  Could it hurt even if it failed?

Please convince me that I am wrong, that the PLO really wants a
negotiated peace, that there is ever so slight a chance that it would
amend the PNC and stop calling for the total destruction of Israel.

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