Fred writes:
I believe RK's material could and should probably be presented in several paragraphs. What he has done is a piece of original historical research,
Nonsense. I have done no original research at all. My only "sin" is that I made available very well known quotes that Danny and Zero want to hide. Thus the censorship.
These quotes were widely quoted on TV, radio, the web and in Arab newspapers. Ironically, on this issue there is more free speech in the Arab world than on Wikipedia.
which by citing particular statements made by Palestinians builds a strong case that at least some Palestinian leaders are insincere.
Please re-read my contributions; Unlike others, I have tried very hard to include _all_ points of view. I also have shown statements from Palestinian leaders who think that the peace process should be permanent and sincere. Both views exist. I cannot imagine why it is controversial to note this.
In an NPOV encyclopedia, we do not take sides with one group or another. Rather, we show the range of positions that exist, we document these positions with quotes and sources, and allow readers to make up their own minds.
This text may need to be edited, sure. But no one can edit it if it does not exist!
However due to my experiences with him I would hesitate to rely on what he has done as he has often composed this sort of lengthy detailed article which by framing the debate in his terms and sytematically misrepresenting opposing positions distorts the situation.
Fred is clearly insinuating that they really don't have the beliefs that they clearly say that they do, and that the only way we can come to such conclusions is through my "systematic misrepresentation". Fred is wrong. His position is only tenable if we assume that all Palestinians constantly lie about all of their beliefs. Some do lie, on occasion, but as these quotes show, the truth always shows through.
In any case, Fred also totally misses the point...that Palestinians have a number of points of view, not just one. That is why I included multiple POVs. His claims to the contrary are wrong. It is Fred and Danny who systematically represent the Arab views by hiding all quotes they disagree with, or denying their veracity.
Robert (RK)
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