Direct Talks to Nowhere

Khaled Abu Toameh
Hudson New York
31 August '10

For decades, Arab and Islamic leaders and governments have been inciting their people against Israel. That is the main reason why these governments and leaders would never be able to persuade their people to make peace with Israel.

In this regard, the Palestinian Authority has not been different from the Arab and Islamic dictatorships.

For the past 15 years, the Palestinian Authority has been involved in the dissemination of anti-Israel messages through the rhetoric of its leaders and spokesman, media and mosques.

Yasser Arafat unleashed a wave of incitement against Israel in the Palestinian-controlled media. His message to the Palestinians, immediately after the beginning of the peace process began in 1993, was that Israel was not serious about peace and only wanted to continue "stealing Arab land."

Arafat also kept promising that if the Palestinians don't get 100% of their demands, they would not hesitate to resort to an armed struggle. He pledged "millions of martyrs" who would march on Jerusalem to liberate the city.

Moreover, Arafat told the Palestinians that no Arab or Muslim leader had the right to make real concessions to Israel, especially not on issues related to Jerusalem and the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees.

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