Right of Return?

Submitted by Elisha Galon (Israel), Jan 14, 2008 at 07:39

I question your interpretation of Bush's mention of the right of return. I doubt that his words can be construed as supporting unlimited or even limited return of Palestinian so-called refugees to the sovereign territory of Israel. Bush said that the issue must be resolved, as it indeed must before any final status agreement can be reached. This certainly does not mean return to Israel, but settlement in their present habitats or resettlement in the eventual state of Palestine.

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