This barely qualifies as a news story:
A respected Palestinian editor revealed over the weekend that Yasser Arafat told him in 1994 that he agreed to sign the Oslo Accords because he was hoping the agreements would force thousands of Jews to flee Israel… “The day will come when you will see thousands of Jews fleeing Palestine. I will not live to see this, but you will definitely see it in your lifetime. The Oslo Accords will help bring this about.’”
But it’s as good time a time as any to revisit our flaming hypocrites vault:
Members of the Norwegian committee that awards the annual Nobel Peace Prize have launched an unprecedented verbal assault on Israeli Foreign Minister and Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres… In an interview with a Norwegian newspaper, committee members said they regretted that Mr Peres’ prize could not be recalled because, as a member of the Israeli cabinet, he had not acted to prevent Israel’s re-occupation of Palestinian territory.
This was the kind of story that just kept on giving:
One member said Mr Peres had not lived up to the ideals he expressed when he accepted the prize.
The Nobel Committee, of course, has continued to strongly support their decision to award the Peace Prize to Arafat – because he demonstrated through his thoughts, actions, and private conversations that he was dedicated to Jews and Palestinians living together peacefully.
