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from Sam Bahour, sbahour at palnet.com
Many have asked my opinion to the "Road Map".  In addition to what
my Israeli colleague and I wrote over 8 months ago (see:
http://www.amin.org/eng/sam_bahour/2002/oct28.html ), I can add
the following excerpt that is being floated on the net these days:

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United Nations "Partition Plan" to the Palestinians:  You are going to
have 47% of the 100% which was originally yours.

"Oslo Agreement" to the Palestinians:  You are going to have 22%
of the 100% which was originally yours.

Barak's "Generous Offer" to the Palestinians:  We are going to give
you 80% of 22% of 100% of the land which was originally yours.

Sharon's "Peace Plan" to the Palestinians in 2000:  We are going to
give you 42% of 80% of 22% of 100% of the land which was
originally yours, and this 42% will remain under continuous curfew.

"American Zionists" to the Palestinians: According to our version of
the Bible you are entitled to 0% of 42% of 80% of 22% of 100% of
the land which was originally yours.

The "Road Map" to the Palestinians that Bush envisions:  If you stop
your resistance to the occupation (which we call terrorism), and your
refugees give up their right of return to their ancestral homes, and
you agree to only elect officials acceptable to Bush and Sharon, and
you agree to lock up all your resistance fighters, and you agree to
drive your cars only on roads that Sharon assigns for your use, and
you do not object to the 'wall' that Sharon is building, and you agree
not to claim Jerusalem as your capital, and you agree that your
children's school curriculum only includes courses and books
approved by the Israeli government, and you agree not to give birth
to more than three children per family, then Sharon might consider
negotiating with you on the 42% of 80% of 22% of 100% of the land
which was originally yours.