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Letter from a Political Negotiator to the International Community
رسالة من الدكتور عريقات تتحدث حول تدهور حالة الفلسطينيين ما بين سبتمبر 2011 – 2012
This is the first time that I post a anything received from Dr. Saeb Erekat, the so-called Chief Negotiator. I post it despite of my distrust and distance to him and what he does for several reasons, among them:
Despite all my criticism against him and his activities, I been receiving more or less meaningful messages from him in the past. I think that publishing this last one is in the interest of the Palestinian people.
- The lack trust towards him because he never told the Palestinians honestly what he is doing through his secret and known contacts with and US and the Israeli government of the occupation
- His close proximity to USA and Israel and the American insistence that he be the ONLY Palestinian negotiator during the last two decades
- The sum of disasters that he brought us Palestinians through his activities, among them signing the agreements since Oslo until today without calling for the necessary referendums before putting his signature under such disadvantageous “agreements”
- The opulent and aristocratic decadency that he and his extended family afford themselves while they live in Jericho, Abu Dis and other Palestinian towns in the middle of the oppressed and ruinated Palestinians for whom it is normally hard to find a piece of bread for themselves and their families
Below is the latest message that I
received on Sep. 26 2012 from Dr. Erekat, where he talks openly about a
set of facts after 45 years of Israeli zionist occupation, and
specifically the changes of the facts on the ground due to the
occupation between Sept. 2011 and Sept. 2012, specifically after
President Abbas gave his previous speech at the United Nations
requesting that the General Assembly States recognize Palestine as a
state and full member of the UN. That request was rejected due to
pressure from the US and the international zionist community, which
supports the israeli occupation of Palestine and prolonging the colonial
expansion of the zionist state.The deterioration of the Palestine Situation – Palestine Liberation Organization – Negotiations Affairs Department – September 2012. (See the letter as PDF September 2011- September 2012).
September 2011- September 2012 – After 45 years of Israeli occupation, the daily reality in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem (OPT), continues to deteriorate to the point where the two-state solution is almost inconceivable. The statistics below bear witness to the fact that Israel has no interest in meaningful negotiations. A non-violent and diplomatic way to protect Palestinian inalienable rights and to save the prospects of justice and peace is for Palestine to apply for membership in the most multilateral organization in the world, the United Nations.
Ahead of President Abbas’ speech in the UN General Assembly, we have collected some of the key figures regarding Israeli occupation and colonization policies within the Occupied Palestinian Territory between the last UNGA General Debate and today. The status quo is clearly untenable.
Between the 2011 and 2012 speeches of President Mahmoud Abbas to the UN:
… the Israeli settler population living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (OPT), grew by over 20,000 settlers. There are over half a million settlers living in the OPT today.
… Israel planned, in different stages (tendering, approvals), at least 11,096 housing units and hotel rooms for settlements in and around Occupied East Jerusalem. The new housing units, if approved, would house around 44,000 new Israeli settlers.
… 991 separate incidents of terrorist acts by Israeli settlers living illegally in the OPT were recorded, including shootings, physical assaults, arson attacks, murder of livestock, and the destruction of property and vehicles. At least 60 of these attacks were against Christian and Muslim religious institutions.
… Israeli forces demolished approximately 510 Palestinian structures in Area C, displacing close to 770 Palestinians.
In 2011, following the Quartet Statement of September 23:
- November 17: the Israeli authorities published tenders for 2,190 housing units in settlements in four different locations in the West Bank. Out of the new tenders, 40 are in Ma’ale Adumim, 277 in Ariel and 277 in Efrat.
- November 27: the Israeli Ministry of Defense approved settlement construction plans for 238 housing units in Shilo settlement north east of Ramallah (aiming to separate Nablus from Ramallah).
- December 12: the Israeli Ministry of Defense approved the establishment of a new, permanent settlement near Efrat in the Bethlehem area (aiming to separate Bethlehem from Hebron).
… 560 Palestinian-owned structures, including 200 residential structures and 46 rainwater collection cisterns and pools, were demolished by the Israeli authorities. (ICHAD)
… the Israeli authorities demolished over 200 Palestinian-owned structures in the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area, displacing around 430 people and affecting the livelihoods of another 1,200 Palestinians. (OCHA)
- Israel demolished 46 Palestinian rainwater-harvesting cisterns, preventing Palestinians from even collecting rainwater, and 25 Palestinian wells primarily used for agricultural and residential use. The situation did not change during 2012.
- During the olive harvest, about 42% of applications submitted for permits to access Palestinian orchards in the areas behind the illegal wall were rejected. (OCHA)
• Since 2007, incidents of settler attacks against Palestinians have risen by an alarming 315%.Israel’s actions make it patently clear that there is currently no prospect for meaningful negotiations. If the international community truly wants to resolve this conflict then the culture of impunity granted to Israel must come to an end. The Palestinian application to the United Nations is an effort to legitimize Palestine in the international arena and is a way to salvage the two-state solution. Self-determination is our sovereign right; international recognition is the legal and moral responsibility of the international community. All those who endorse the two-state solution along the 1967 borders, and wish to see a meaningful and peaceful resolution to this conflict, should vote in favour of admitting Palestine at the United Nations.
• The UN reports that more than 250,000 Palestinians remain at risk of settler violence, 76,000 of whom are deemed to be at high risk.
• Over the past four decades, the residency of 14,084 Palestinians has been revoked, directly impacting more than 20% of Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem. These residents are no longer permitted to live or work in their city. Of all the revocations that have been carried out from 1967 until today, about half have occurred since 2006.
• The Israeli “Mayor” of the so-called “Jerusalem municipality” has proposed depriving Palestinian Jerusalemites east of the illegal wall of their Jerusalem IDs. If successful, this proposal would affect an estimated 80,000 of 361,000 Palestinians and would be the largest act of deportation and de-population of the City since the beginning of the occupation.
• The Israeli military has destroyed over 3,300 Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem since 1967.
• Because of Israeli restrictions, at least 160,000 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem have no suitable or legal connection to water networks.
• Israel continues to restrict Palestinians’ basic right to worship freely. This includes barring most Palestinians from accessing the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound and allowing only West Bank residents above 40 years of age to enter East Jerusalem and access the compound. 77.4% of Palestinians in the OPT are under the age of 30.
• At Easter, Israel’s policies against Jerusalem are also prominent: While Christians from all over the world take part in Easter ceremonies in occupied East Jerusalem, indigenous many Palestinian Christians are prevented from worshipping in Jerusalem. Those who are granted access are forced to apply through a discriminatory permit regime, followed by humiliation at checkpoints on their way to worship.
• Over 60% of the West Bank is considered Area C, where Israel retains extensive control, including over security, planning and zoning.
• Water consumption dips to 20 liters/capita/day (l/c/d) in communities without water infrastructure, one fifth of the World Health Organization’s recommendation.
• Communities depending on tankered water pay up to 400% more for every liter than those connected to the water network.
• The Jordan Valley makes up 28.5% of the West Bank and is home to almost 60,000 Palestinians. There are 37 Israeli settlements in the area, with a population of 9,500 settlers in contravention of international law. 94% of the land is effectively off limits to Palestinians.
• The Israeli settlers living in the Jordan valley consume the equivalent of one-third of the entire amount of water made available to all 2.5 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. (B’Tselem).
• Approximately 18% of the West Bank has been designated as a closed military zone for training, or “firing zone”; this is roughly the same amount of the West Bank under full Palestinian authority.
• The planned expansion area of the around 135 Israeli settlements in the OPT is 9 times larger than their built-up area. (B’Tselem).
• Over 3,000 demolition orders are outstanding throughout the OPT, including 18 targeting schools.
• In 2010, the estimated total cost of occupation to the Palestinian economy was $6.9 billion, a staggering 84.9% of GDP.
• 70% of Palestinians are refugees most of whom have been waiting 64 years for the recognition and implementation of their rights.
• There is ongoing construction in ALL settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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Update:
Palestine Cry: Ethiopia Scoop - Ethiopia Online: Massive al-Qaida plot foiled in Yemen
Palestine Cry: Ethiopian News Media: Yemen says al-Qaeda targeted oil port
Yemen Post
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Al-Qaeda Timeline in
Modern Yemen History
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1992 December -
Bombers hit hotel in Aden formerly used by US marines - first known
al-Qaeda attack in Yemen.
2000 October -
Suicide attack on destroyer USS Cole in Aden. Bomb attack on British
embassy in Sanaa.
2002 October -
French tanker Limburg damaged by bomb-laden boat in port of Ash-Shir.
2007 July - 8
Spanish tourists, 2 local drivers killed by car bomb at historic site in
Maarib.
2008 January - Two
Belgians, their guide and driver shot dead in attack in Wadi Hadramout.
2008 March -
Policeman, student killed in attempted bombing of US embassy.
2008 September - 16
killed in double car bombing outside US embassy.
2009 January - Saudi
and Yemeni al-Qaeda branches announce merger to form al-Qaeda in the
Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
2009 March - 4
South Korean tourists killed by suicide bomber in Shibam.
2009 August - AQAP
bomber dies in failed bid to kill Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Prince
Mohammed bin Nayef.
2010 January -
London conference on extremism in Yemen.
2010 April -
Attempted suicide bomb attack on convoy of British envoy Tim Torlot in
Sanaa.
2010 June - Attack
on Aden security complex. 10 security officers said killed.
2010 July - 11
security forces killed in 2 separate attacks in Shabwa province.
Al-Qaeda attackers hit South Yemen security offices in 2 coordinated
attacks.
2010 October -
Rocket attack targets British embassy car
2010 October -
Parcel bombs, thought to have been made by al-Qaeda and dispatched in
Yemen, found on US-bound cargo planes
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Yemen Post Staff
Ali Salem al-Baidh, former President of South Yemen and high ranking
leader of al-Harak (Southern Secessionist Movement) joined the long list
of supporters of the Egyptian military in its crackdown of the Muslim
Brotherhood.
On Tuesday the veteran politician told United Press International "the position of the people of the south will remain supportive and an advocate for the actions taken by the Egyptian government to establish security and stability because Egypt's security and territorial integrity of the security of southern Yemen." He added, "The Arab people in South Yemen [reference to the southern provinces of Yemen] stands with the popular will of the people of Egypt. There are thousands of people from the South which everyday are demonstrating their support toward Egypt." Al-Baidh expressed hopes that Egypt interim government will be able to soon restore peace and stability throughout the country. His comments came amid more reports that Haraki militants in the southern seaport of Aden have staged mass demonstrations in condemnation of the Muslim Brotherhood, a pan-Arab political movement which is organized in Yemen under the banner of al-Islah. One of Yemen's most popular and prominent political group, al-Islah account within its ranks powerful figures such Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and Sheikh Abdel-Mageed al-Zindani. Such a direct critic and antagonistic stance against al-Islah could potentially lead to sever political disruption at a time when Yemen, which is now weeks away from announcing the result of its National Dialogue Conference needs stability. Political analysts have argued that al-Baidh' support of the Egyptian military aims to generate international support to its cause as Haraki militants are pushing for the creation of an independent southern state. Yemen Post Staff |
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If they go after Yemen and Ethiopia and close off the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea and thereby the Suez Canal, then it is most ominous. It means that they are following the steps laid out in the Book of Daniel for the Antichrist and doing so on purpose (there it tells of conquering first Egypt – i.e regime change and then Libya, i.e. regime change again, and then Ethiopia) and furthermore risking the most extreme chance of real nuclear war if they choke East West trade that way in connection with any other foul plan they have in mind. If that happens beware of the worst coming to pass. Kissinger and other Zionists have mimicked for a very long time ancient prophecies of evil and medieval power mongering hegemonies in their pursuit of insane power.
Pray they don’t get their desire.
Steve