Report: Nixon feared Israeli nukes would spur arms race
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"The Israelis, who are one of the few peoples whose survival is genuinely threatened, are probably more likely than almost any other country to actually use their nuclear weapons," Henry Kissinger, who served as President Richard Nixon's national security adviser, warned in a July 19, 1969 memorandum.
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What do you mean when you say 'no'?
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Undoubtedly, Israel wants peace. But a tiny detail seems to have been forgotten: Israel has signed a series of binding agreements to freeze settlement activity, which it never intended to fulfill. Of the 40 years of occupation, only during three has construction been stopped despite all the agreements and promises to do so. There is no reason to believe that Israel will behave differently this time.
Gush Shalom Ad
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WHILE Olmert was on the way to Annapolis, the settlers carried out a pogrom in the West Bank village of Funduk.
WHILE the leaders shook hands in Annapolis, the Israeli army killed eight Palestinians.
WHILE Olmert expressed "understanding for the sufferings of the Palestinians", the blockade that starves the population there went on.
Olmert gave the conference a wreath of beautiful promises. He must prove that they are not rubber checks.
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Olmert warns of 'end of Israel' and 'South African-style struggle'
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{josquote} If the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights, then the State of Israel is finished --
Ehud Olmert{/josquote}
He warned of a "South African-style struggle" which Israel would lose if a Palestinian state was not established.
Mr Olmert was returning from the Annapolis conference in the US where he and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to launch formal peace talks.
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Take Action: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29
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The photo-op which was the Annapolis peace conference is over.
The State Department defined the conference as "a launching point for negotiations leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state and the realization of Israeli-Palestinian peace."
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a joint understanding committing "to immediately launch good-faith bilateral negotiations in order to conclude a peace treaty, resolving all outstanding issues, including all core issues without exception". (For the full text of the understanding, click here. )
President Bush stated in his speech at Annapolis that Israel "must show the world that they are ready to begin -- to bring an end to the occupation that began in 1967 through a negotiated settlement." (For the full text of his speech, click here .)
Read more: Take Action: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29