The Right Of Return
By seani fool on Mar 21, 2008 | In Indymedia, Personal, Ranting | Send feedback »
I'm really surprised to see something like this in the Jerusalem Post:
The Palestinian Authority is planning to mark Israel's 60th anniversary by calling on all Palestinians living abroad to converge on Israel by land, sea and air.
The plan, drawn by Ziad Abu Ein, a senior Fatah operative and Deputy Minister for Prisoners' Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, states that the Palestinians have decided to implement United Nations Resolution 194 regarding the refugees.
Article 11 of the resolution, which was passed in December 1948, says that "refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible."
The initiative is the first of its kind and is clearly aimed at embarrassing Israel during the anniversary celebrations by highlighting the issue of the "right of return" for the refugees.
I'm sure this will be embarrassing for the Zionist movement. It's turn the old Zionist call of the "Right of Return" to Israel on its head. And why wouldn't the Palestinians also have the right to live in the land where they grew up eh?
The rest of the article is over on the Jerusalem Post.
Sean
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