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the saudi 'peace plan' implicitly calls for a right of return

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Submitted by Anon (Israel), May 8, 2013 at 18:04

It actually does call for a "right of return"; implicitly, when it calls for a "just solution" to the descendants of the arab refugees. If it hadn't made any mention of this "just solution" you could plausibly argue that all they want is a particular border (1967).

I haven't heard - and this is no accident - of any of those Arab countries stating that they don't insist on a "right of return" and barring their saying they don't insist on it, it's logical to suppose they do and that this and only this would constitute, in their eyes, a "just solution" to the "palestinian refugee" issue.

Do you really think that if none of them said they don't require a "right of return" it's because they were too busy to mention that startling fact? Rather, it's because they knew if they mention it explicitly nobody would pay any attention to their so-called peace plan.

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Reader comments (5) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
Small problem ..... islamists don't want peace. [39 words]Phil GreendMay 9, 2013 22:05205907
MEMRI analysis of Moslem split over Gaza war reiterates my support of the Abdullah Plan [140 words]Charles MartelFeb 4, 2009 15:13149812
1the saudi 'peace plan' implicitly calls for a right of return [155 words]AnonMay 8, 2013 18:04149812
My plan [52 words]muhammad abdullahJan 31, 2009 18:30149614
1967 borders in exchange for peace is a recurring Saudi theme, and not bad [170 words]Charles MartelFeb 26, 2008 13:22121131

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