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The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story Página 1 The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story THE PLO AND THE GENESIS OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: THE INSIDE STORY By: David Bedein Edited by: Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg Prepared for Publication and designed By Maria Del Pilar Reyes López Página 2 The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story The PLO and the Genesis of the Palestinian Authority By: David Bedein Edited by: Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg BEHR Publishing House, Inc. 5 Fairhill Road Edison, NJ ISBN-13: 978-1523496310 ISBN-10: 1523496312 © 2017 All rights reserved Readers should feel free to reprint, distribute and use the material herein, with citation and reference to the book and author. Página 3 The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story Table Of Contents PROLOGUE ......................................................................................................................... 11 SECTION 1: CHAPTER 1 – PLO / PA HISTORY AND BACKGROUND ................................... 14 Arafat‟s Police Have Become a Dangerous Force”… Trained in Philadelphia, PA ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Red Lights & Green Lights: Weapons Control in the Palestine Authority? ........... 17 U.S. Intelligence Training for the PLO ...................................................................... 19 Analysis: Reconsideration of Our Passion for PLO Statehood After Tisha B'av .. 20 What is the Precise Connection Between the PA & Saddam Hussein? ................ 21 Jews Grit their Teeth While CIA and EU Train the Palestine Liberation Army...... 22 Israel at Fifty Makes an Offer “Territories for Peace,” Not “Territories before Peace” ......................................................................................................................... 24 Making the Palestine Authority More Palatable for the Israeli Public to Swallow . 27 Why the PLO Covenant Annulment Means Little .................................................... 29 PLO Saddam Support and Clinton‟s Middle East Credibility .................................. 31 Scenarios of the Palestinian State in Formation ...................................................... 32 Incitement: The Missing Element in the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum* ............ 37 PA Accountability........................................................................................................ 37 Pushing Towards a PA State .................................................................................... 39 Does the New PLO Entity Recognize Israel? .......................................................... 48 Islam as State Religion, No Juridical Rights for Other Religions, Guarantee for the Right of Return ..................................................................................................... 53 Why and how the Israeli Government Facilitated Weapons and Military Training for the PLO .................................................................................................................. 54 World Bank Plans to Transfer all Assets of Katif to the PLO .................................. 56 Palestinian Authority After Arafat .............................................................................. 69 Power Shift To Palestinians? .................................................................................... 79 Saudi King‟s Dialogue Initiative ................................................................................. 82 Israel Arming PA David Bedein, The Philadelphia Bulletin, March 27, 2008 ........ 84 Hezbollah, Abbas Reject Israeli Peace Proposal For West Bank .......................... 84 Fatah Asserts Leadership Role In Ramallah ........................................................... 85 Palestinians Plan To Limit US Security Involvement............................................... 86 Should People Reconsider Support for the Infrastructure of an Entity at War with the State and People of Israel? ................................................................................. 88 Fatah Terrorizes While Undergoing US Military Training........................................ 91 Página 4 The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story US Admits Training Palestinian Armed Forces While PA Negotiates With Hamas ..................................................................................................................................... 92 US-Trained Fatah Forces Vow To Continue Battling Israel .................................... 93 Israel‟s Peace Offering Met By Fatah‟s Push For War............................................ 94 Continued U.S. Training Of PA Security Forces: A Dangerous Venture ............... 95 Unanswered Questions Submitted to the US Consul in Jerusalem Concerning US Training of Palestinian Troops................................................................................... 97 Study: Will Us, Canadian & EU Trained Palestinian Forces Turn on Israel? ...... 100 Palestinian Authority Promotes Officer Who Killed Americans ............................ 115 Reports which distort Israeli reality…About Israel‟s “Peace Partners” ................ 116 Finally: Arab affirmation: PLO Speaks out of two sides of its mouth ................... 118 Illusions of the Saudi Initiative ................................................................................. 120 It‟s Not Just the Temple Mount; They Even Claim Susya ..................................... 120 On the Brink: Decline of U.S.-trained Palestinian Security Forces ...................... 123 How the U.S. Aids Hamas Through the Palestinian Authority .............................. 148 Netanyahu Answers Abbas‟s glowing praise of the Mufti ..................................... 153 Will Israel Sever Its Umbilical Cord to Arafat? ....................................................... 155 Rights for Other Religions, Guarantee for the Right of Return ............................. 158 Ten Obstacles to Middle East Peace...................................................................... 159 Consequences of a Palestinian Arab State............................................................ 161 The Fatah Conference in August: An Opportunity Missed ................................... 163 Palestine: The Real Apartheid State in the Making ............................................... 166 Reports that Distort Israeli Reality…About Israel‟s “Peace Partners”.................. 168 A 10-step Process: How US Secretary of State John Kerry Could Bring Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to the Peace Table Middle East............................. 171 Bedein showing CAMP JIHAD at the UK Parliament ............................................ 174 UK Ambassador Removes Illusion that Arming PSF is to Help Israel Fight Hamas ................................................................................................................................... 174 Genesis of an Anti-Semitic State ............................................................................ 176 Renew Talks with the PLO: Ask PLO Ratification of Oslo Accords ..................... 179 Indyk and the Myth of PLO‟s Cancelled Covenant ................................................ 181 Legacy of the Mufti and Hitler: The Facts that are Known .................................... 185 SECTION 1: CHAPTER 2 – PLO/PA TERROR .................................................................. 188 Bombs in Machaneh Yehudah and American Assurances .................................. 191 Bombing for the Right of Return to Netanya .......................................................... 194 The Continuing Cooperative Relatonship: Hamas and Fatah .............................. 196 Palestinian Authority Ceremony Honors Families of Suicide Bombers ............... 199 Why Would the PLO Attack a Left Wing Kibbutz? ................................................. 199 Fatah and Jihad Cooperate in Gaza Tunnels ........................................................ 201 The Lessons of the PLO Attack on U.S. Security Personnel in Gaza ................. 202 Tenacity of Terror: The Saudi Takeover of the Palestinian Authority .................. 204 Sanitizing Fatah: Revealing What Has Been Covered Up.................................... 205 Rights Group: Armed Palestinians Groups Commit Grave Crimes ..................... 208 Fatah Praises Seminary Murder Attack .................................................................. 211 Abbas Honors Terrorists Convicted Of Multiple Murders...................................... 212 Página 5 The PLO And The Genesis Of The Palestinian Authority: The Inside Story Study: Palestinian Authority Will Use Conference Funds to Pay Terrorists ........ 213 US-Backed Forces Sheltering Terrorists ................................................................ 215 Palestinian Authority TV Celebrates Major Terror Attack ..................................... 216 Netanyahu Prediction Of Stinger Missiles In The Hands Of Terrorists Becomes Real ........................................................................................................................... 217 Pickax Murderer Of Jewish Teen Wanted To Be A Martyr ................................... 218 Biden Snubbed By PA; Square Named After Terrorist ......................................... 219 Part 1: Terror and Organizations (PLO,
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