Obama, the Middle East and Islam - An Initial Assessment

Submitted by Mark Gold (United States), Feb 3, 2009 at 12:51

There are June 1967 armistice lines, to which I assume Dr. Pipes is referring. But why "June 1967 borders"? That is the terminology of Israel's enemies, as it gives those lines undeserved legitimacy and unnecessarily diminishes Israel's case. I am surprised that Dr. Pipes would use it.

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