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Israel/Palestine

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

16. the PLO isn't evil. It had to exist.

Reply to 6chars (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 02:52 PM

Sep 2016

It continues to exist because what Israel does to Palestinians is intolerable and immoral, and because forcing Palestinians to be Jordanian citizens wouldn't make anything better for them, since that would mean they would go from living at the mercy of the Israelis to living at the mercy of the Hashemites, the dynasty that will rule Jordan forever, unfortunately).

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Report: PA President Mahmoud Abbas worked as KGB agent in Damascus during 80's [View all] ericson00 Sep 2016 OP

so Abbas is both a terror enabler and a communist! ericson00 Sep 2016 #1

why would this be surprising? Warren Stupidity Sep 2016 #2

more interesting to see who defends this scumbag ericson00 Sep 2016 #3

It's a waste of time trying to discredit Abbas, which is mainly about trying to discredit Fatah. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #7

So who should the Israeli's leftynyc Sep 2016 #11

It's a waste of time NOT to try and sit down and negotiate. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #13

And what would be the point leftynyc Sep 2016 #14

How much can they do to get their house together... Ken Burch Sep 2016 #15

Always making excuses for leaders of Hamas & the PLO, aren't you? shira Sep 2016 #19

They actually haven't made any offers remotely like that. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #21

1937 Peel, 1947 Partition, 1965 Eshkol plan, 1967 Khartoum.... shira Sep 2016 #23

If it was wrong for the Palestinians to reject those, it was equally wrong for the Israelis Ken Burch Sep 2016 #25

You didn't answer why those proposals were rejected. Still waiting.... shira Sep 2016 #27

I don't personally know all the history there, and wasn't one of those who did the rejecting. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #29

Ken, you're clearly in denial - unable to acknowledge easy reality. shira Sep 2016 #31

I'm not anti-Israel. I'm pro-peace. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #32

You can't be pro-peace when you refuse to call out evil for what it is.... shira Sep 2016 #33

Your argument that more Palestinians leftynyc Sep 2016 #30

NY Times also reporting this ericson00 Sep 2016 #4

Why the Abbas KGB ‘revelation’ came out now Little Tich Sep 2016 #5

kill the messenger? All of Abbas' moral authority, not that there was much to begin with, ericson00 Sep 2016 #6

Nothing positive would come of removing Abbas from the leadership, Ken Burch Sep 2016 #8

Criticizing & condemning Abbas, putting pressure on him can only help matters. shira Sep 2016 #17

correction 6chars Sep 2016 #9

the PLO isn't evil. It had to exist. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #16

The PLO still incites, praises, & rewards terror. Their charter still calls for that.... shira Sep 2016 #18

I don't approve of their tactics, but Israeli intransigence is the reason Fatah and Hamas exist. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #20

You don't approve their Jew hatred, rewarding & praising of murder of innocents.... shira Sep 2016 #22

I don't celebrate any of those things you listed and you damn well know it. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #24

Didn't say you did - but those acts, celebrating murder, is pure evil unseen anywhere else.... shira Sep 2016 #28

Maalot 6chars Sep 2016 #26

I don't have your ability to draw definite conclusions from such ambiguous evidence. Sorry. n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #10

Feel free to list leftynyc Sep 2016 #12