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Gaddafi hits the nail on the head


By Jerusalem Newswire Editorial Staff
March 27, 2005

Muamar Gaddafi, the always flamboyant Libyan leader, did not fail to deliver his usual dose of blunt views and wild theories when the leaders of the Arab world met in Algiers, Algeria last week.

But when addressing the issue of the Israeli-Arab conflict, Gaddafi managed to point out some glaring discrepancies typically glossed over by the media and those involved in the “peace” process.

“The Palestinians and the Israelis are stupid. Why? I'll convince you, and explain to you why they are stupid,” Gaddafi said from the podium on the closing day of the Arab League summit.

The Palestinian Arabs “are stupid because [Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip] were theirs. They were in their hands for 20 years. Why didn't they establish a state there?”

“The ‘West Bank’ was Jordan's, and Gaza belonged to Egypt since 1948. Why didn't you establish a Palestinian state then? Where was this problem until 1967?” the Libyan asked.

The so-called “Palestinian” Arab nation did not begin clamoring for sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and Gaza (Yesha) until those areas came under Israeli control as a result of the 1967 Six Day War.

[ Ed. Note – It should be noted that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded in 1964, a full three years prior to the Six Day War. The cornerstone of its existence was and remains the annihilation of the entire Jewish state .]

Turning to the Israelis, Gaddafi said they were fools for not pressing their claim to Yesha from the very beginning.

“The Israelis paid no attention to the ‘West Bank’ and the Gaza Strip for 20 years, and showed no interest in them. They declared statehood and called it Israel in 1948, and put aside the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.”

Apparently Israel “considered [these areas] dispensable and unimportant,” Gaddafi stated, and asked, “Why are they fighting for them now?”

These facts lead to a “moral, fundamental, and legal problem.” Gaddafi said the only real solution was a single Jewish-Arab state he had previously dubbed Israstine.

Gaddafi went on to refute assertions that Ariel Sharon was an enemy of the Arab world, and said the Israeli prime minister was really an enemy of his own people.

Sharon “commits acts that lead to the murder of dozens and hundreds of Israelis,” the dictator said.

“Someone who brings upon his people such tragedies and massacres is an enemy of his people. His actions have negative consequences for the Israelis,” concluded Gaddafi.

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