Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: ah gia', il discorso di Abu Mazen

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas eloquently laid out the case for
granting his people an independent state. But in doing so, he
presented a narrative that is disputed by Israel, and in at least one
case, appeared to be factually incorrect.
Here is a look at the counterarguments to Abbas’ claims:
OCCUPATION: Abbas called Israel’s control of the territories claimed
by the Palestinians “the only occupation in the world.”
THE FACTS: The world is full of ethnic minorities that might claim to
be ruled by occupiers, ranging from Tibetans living under Chinese rule
to Kurds in Turkey, Basques in Spain, Chechens in Russia and Muslim
separatists in Indian-ruled Kashmir.
PRISONERS: Abbas referred to the roughly 8,000 Palestinians being held
in Israeli jails as prisoners of conscience.
THE FACTS: Abbas did not mention that most Palestinian prisoners are
being held because of alleged involvement in violence against
Israelis. Israel’s prison service says it’s holding some 6,000
“security” prisoners, many of them involved in planning or carrying
out deadly attacks on civilians.
JEWISH CONNECTION TO THE HOLY LAND: Abbas called for two states,
Israel and Palestine, to live in peace together.
THE FACTS: Abbas did not address one of Israel’s central demands, that
he recognize the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. And
he ignored this Jewish connection by referring to the area as the land
of Muhammad and Jesus, with no mention of any Jewish biblical figure.
GAZA STRIP: Abbas referred to Gaza as an integral part of a future
Palestine, briefly mentioning his reconciliation agreement with the
territory’s Hamas rulers and condemning an Israeli “war of aggression”
there nearly three years ago.
THE FACTS: Abbas lost control of Gaza to Hamas militants four years
ago, and talks over implementing a reconciliation deal announced last
May are at a standstill, in large part because of Hamas’ refusal to
disarm or renounce its armed struggle against Israel. In condemning
Israel’s 2008-2009 offensive in Gaza, Abbas did not mention that the
operation was launched in response to persistent rocket fire from the
Hamas-ruled territory.
PEACE TALKS: Abbas declared the Palestinians “believe in peace” and
repeatedly presented Israel as the obstacle to renewing peace talks.
THE FACTS: The Palestinians did not accept two Israeli peace offers,
in 2000 and 2008, that offered them a state in the vast majority of
the territories they claim. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin
Netanyahu, has repeatedly offered to launch negotiations — but refused
to accept minimum outlines of a peace deal endorsed by the
Palestinians and the international community. He has also not met the
Palestinian condition of a settlement freeze for the duration of the
talks.
SETTLEMENTS: Abbas repeatedly condemned Israeli settlement activity as
the chief obstacle to peace, saying that continued Israeli
construction on lands claimed by the Palestinians shows that Israel is
not serious about peace.
THE FACTS: Israel might argue — as Netanyahu did in his rebuttal
Friday — that Arab enmity to Israel long preceded the settlement of
lands occupied in 1967. But Abbas, ironically, could have been even
stronger in his condemnation and mentioned a jarring statistic: The
number of Jews living in the West Bank and east Jerusalem has roughly
doubled, to some 500,000 people, since the Oslo Accords of 18 years
ago.
http://www.newser.com/article/d9puekvg3/fact-check-in-un-speech-palestinian-leader-presents-narrative-disputed-by-israel.html

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