I'm not the one playing silly word games. I'm just trying to verify your assertion that Erekat said the PA wanted 'no jews' in Palestine:
Flying Dutchman wrote:The PA wants a jew free Palestine,
Your only evidence is that Erekat said that he wanted no
Israeli colonialists in an independent Palestine.
So, either back up your claim or admit you were taken in by the spin which said
You really can't have it both ways - either 'Israeli-only' roads = 'jews only roads' or 'no Israeli settlers' doesn't mean 'no Jewish citizens'. I see that we now both believe that the colonies are 'jewish only' and that all the residents using these 'colonialist only' roads will be Jewish. I even read that there's a law saying that Palestinians aren't allowed to be carried in Israeli cars - but that's an example for the 'Apartheid' thread.
So far no where is it stated that the Palestinians won't allow Palestinian Jews, Christians, Druze etc to be Palestinian citizens of the independent state. As the colonialists (who happen to be Jewish) are living on illegally aquired land (according to international law), when the occupying power leaves, they need to leave as well. If they want to emigrate into Israel, then it is up to the Government of Palestine to decide whether to allow these foreign nationals the right to enter/stay etc.
International law says 'occupation ok', colonies/settlements illegal. No dispute about this at the international court of justice - which makes this statement very interesting:
Flying Dutchman wrote:It is not a secret the PA sees every jewish settler as illegal, like you do.
Every colonialist/settler is illegal under international law - even if they were Muslim, Martians or Atheists - the law says that an occupying power cannot take the land for its own use and settle its people there.
I guess you are applying the principles listed in the thread 'Basic Truths' - where it is stated that anyone opposing Israel's illegal actions must be anti-semitic. But the law is the law, illegal colonies are illegal regardless of what religion the colonialists follow.
I asked for your claim that the PA wants no jews in Palestine - so far you have only shown they don't want colonialists after independence.
I can see why you didn't give a reference initially to your 'jew-free' claim. I could characterise your statement as libelous - but let me just settle on the fact it is unfounded (so far).
Cheers,
Shafique