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From: pgf5@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Peter Garfiel Freeman)
Subject: Re: Peace Talks
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1993 02:02:44 GMT
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In article <2BF36F14.21492@news.service.uci.edu> tclock@orion.oac.uci.edu (Tim Clock) writes:
>In article <1993May13.201441.23139@nysernet.org> astein@nysernet.org (Alan Stein) writes:
>>It seems that, to keep the peace talks going, Israel has to keep
>>making goodwill gesture after goodwill gesture, while Palestinian
>>Arabs continue to go around hunting Jews.
>
>You *know* that putting something like this out on the newsgroup is *only*
>going to generate flames, not discussion. Try adding some substance to
>the issue of "gestures" you mentioned.
>What is it you feel that Israel *has* offered as a "gesture"? What would
>you (*realistically*) expect to see presented by the Arabs/Palestinians
>in the way of "gesture"?

Timbo, Israel has not been recognized as a state by the Arabs, except for
Egypt, of course.  Isn't that  a gesture?  What has Israel offered?
Well, it has been calling for peace talks for 45 years, asked for
economic relations, and asked for diplomatic ties.  What else is there?
Would you have Israel sacrifice its security?  Nay, I think not.

Peace,
Pete





