From: peewee@infoserv.com (Philip Stromer)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.mideast
Subject: Re: Israeli Expulsion of 418 Palestinians
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 22:01:01 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Friends of Lenny Bruce

        >The following is a draft statement by the Palestine 
        >Solidarity Committee.

Gee, what an AUTHORITATIVE source.

        >The Facts

Are something Mr. Goldfield is certainly not interested in
ascertaining.

        >On December 16, the Israeli government announced the expulsion 
        >for two years of 418 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza.  
        
You forgot to mention that they happened to be terrorists and in posses-        
sion of illegal literature.  But what the hey, why present a straight
news story when you can slant it with your typical leftist tilt, eh?

        >Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin made it clear that the 
        >expulsions were intended as vengeance for the killing of a 
        >kidnapped Israeli soldier.

Because SOMEBODY has to do something.  Why didn't Arafart or Ashrawi
or any "Palestinian" leader denounce the killing?  Why didn't any
"Peace Now" types, like yourself, denounce the killing?  Gee, I
don't know.  I was too busy at Berkeley promoting the nude bicycle
rider or something, right?

        >Israeli human-rights attorneys immediately appealed the expulsions 
        >to the Israeli Supreme Court, which issued a ruling the next day
        >rubberstamping the expulsion orders. 
        
The Israeli "human-rights" attorneys you speak of are nothing more than        
Palestinian puppets.  Typical "Peace Now" types, like the nefarious "New
Jewish Agenda".  Thankfully, most people see through their smokescreen.

        >The 418 Palestinians were taken to the Israeli security zone 
        >inside Lebanon. 
        
Good riddance.  Maybe this will teach the rest of the Palestinians that        
Israel is their ONLY friend, and it would behoove them to STOP the
Intifada, and STOP the bombing, and STOP the incessant warmongering.

        >Lebanese authorities refused to accept the expelled Palestinians 
        >as in the past; 
        
Proves my point; the Palestinians' ONLY friend are the Israelis, for        
better or worse.  If they don't want to make peace with Israel, they
will never have a home.

        >however, it is presumed that the expulsions will be carried out.

They already have been.  Rabin is not so leftist as some had hoped for.
He's not as rightist as I'd hoped for, but he's close enough.

        >Under the expulsion order, appeals may be lodged in 60 days. At 
        >that time, however, the expelled Palestinians will be outside 
        >their homeland.

That's what happens when you perpetrate acts of terrorism.  Bad things
happen when you get caught.  But there's always leftists like yourself
ready and willing to defend the wrongdoers, as long as it's against a
government you don't like.

        >Under the fourth 1949 Geneva Convention, which covers occupied
        >territories, the occupying power may not, under any 
        >circumstances whatsoever, 
        
The territories are not "occupied".  They're "administered".  Nyah!        

        >Collective punishment is also banned. 

Not when the punishment is for a good reason, such as terrorism.

        >It is also a clear violation of the convention to settle 
        >Israeli civilians in the West Bank and Gaza.

Boring.

I don't suppose it was a "clear violation" for Jordan to settle
Hashemites in Judea from 1948-1967, because they were LEFTISTS
like yourself?

        >These conventions, which are an integral part of the body of
        >international law, were passed to ban the war crimes committed 
        >by Nazi Germany in occupied countries during World War II. 
        
Maybe Israel is leery of international law because the world just sits
and watches every time the Arabs start yet another war with her.  It
happened in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973.  Nobody has ever sent any
troops to Israel's side to help her defend herself from these heinous
attacks.

        >Israel has signed these conventions.  The United States is also 
        >a signatory, obligated to enforce their provisions.

Like when they split from the Suez in 1967?

        >the Geneva conventions are explicitly written in such a way as to 
        >protect the rights of residents in areas under dispute.  It is the 
        >status of the individual which is important in the Geneva 
        >conventions.

Unless the individual is Jewish.  Who's supposed to protect Haifa when
Katyusha rockets are rained down on her from the Golan Heights?  Hmmm?
Is Israel supposed to sit there and say "hey, you're violating the
Geneva Conventions?!" as her citizens are killed en masse?

Nobody has the BALLS to stand up to the Arabs, because they're reliant
on their oil.  This is readily apparent to most people, but I guess
you anti-capitalists can't understand this.  Or maybe you just simply
CHOOSE not to.

        >Violations of the Geneva conventions are considered war crimes, 
        >and all countries who sign the conventions agree to take measures 
        >to  bring those who commit these crimes to trial.

Like they're doing with Assad?  Arafart?  

No, Mr. Goldfield, you'll have to do MUCH better next time if you wish
to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.  But THANX SO MUCH for playing.

BZZZZT...Next contestant.

--Philip Stromer (peewee@infoserv.com)