Reply #44: I gave you an example to prove you were wrong...

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So now you try and move the goalposts. And once yr given more you'll just move the goalposts yet again. You were wrong and abysmally so. It seems yr not aware that agreements signed in 1993 are just as binding and valid now as they were back then. Or is what Israel signed back then past it's use-by date as well? Also, are you honestly trying to claim that you have never seen Abbas make statements in which he obviously recognises the existance of Israel, opposes violence, and wants a negotiated settlement??

fwiw, I'll give this one last try. There was an article written by the current Palestinian PM posted a few months back in which he expressed the desire for a negotiated settlement and an end to the violence. I'll have to go back through the archives to locate it*, and I'm sure the goalposts will yet again be moved, so after this one I'll safely assume that there's a deep emotional investment being made in ignoring facts when they don't suit you and leave it at that...

How is it that you can't see that making negative sweeping statements about the Palestinian population isn't bigoted? I've asked you whether you'd find sweeping negative statements about Israelis or Jews based on a 'well, I've never seen it!' head in the sand routine would be acceptable to you, and you've failed to answer me. Average Palestinians are just like average Israelis - they want to live their lives in peace. Neither group of people are monsters who want to destroy other people and I have zero time for anyone who holds such a view of Israelis or Palestinians as extremism has never been something I've been fond of...

* on edit - as promised, here's a link to the thread. As usual, Ha'aretz doesn't archive their old articles but a copy of it is readily available by googling...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x132779