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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:SMURF::FENSTER
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1524
Total number of notes:18709

550.0. "George Habash, in re: PLO Charter" by TAV02::FEINBERG (Don Feinberg) Tue Sep 20 1988 05:12

Coming into work this morning, I heard a report of a news conference that
George Habash held last night.  The topic of the discussion was the upcoming
PLO "Summit" meeting.

(At this time I don't have a written summary; hopefully it'll be in the
papers right after Y"K.)

Habash was asked about changes to the PLO charter, which calls for the
destruction of Israel.

His response was this (as well as I can quote from memory): "There will be
no changes to the Charter. Any possible PLO recognition of the Jewish state,
and our goals with respect to the existence of that state are separate
issues." 

[This is consistent with a position taken by one of Arafat's liuetenants,
in an interview in "The Nation" (New English-language newspaper here) last
Friday.  Unfortunately, I don't have the paper here at work.  Perhaps after
Y"K  I'll type in some of the details of the interview.  The entire
interview was printed, and it's much too much to type it all in.]

/don feinberg
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550.1Habash <> PLODELNI::GOLDSTEINobviously, member of some cabalTue Sep 20 1988 13:135
    For reference, Habash (a Christian) is head of the Popular Front for
    the Liberation of Palestine, which is a considerably more radical
    faction than Arafat's own Fatah.
    
    The PLO Summit will be a test of power between the factions.
550.2Interesting...MAMIE::SAADEHWill there ever be peace over thereWed Sep 21 1988 12:0218
	Palestine.........?  oooh!!  I remember now..

	Soooo tell us more.  

   	Kul sena winta saalim,
			        L'Shannah Tova ,
	and Have a happy New Year

	Good day,
	-Sultan
	

	
	P.s
	By the way how is the weather over there?  I was thinking of buying 
	timeSHARING in that area near a nice fig tree orchard.  We do still
	have fig trees standing?  Don't we?....