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Taking them at their word

Elder of Ziyon has discovered something hiding in plain sight. It's an interview with editor of an a Palestinian paper and his recollection of a talk he had with Rais, Abu Amar. (I don't read MEMRI enough!)

That is why I knew that it was he who founded and armed the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, in order to redress the balance with the historic mistake of the Oslo Accords.

This is the "peace process" that the West worships more than any deity. The entire Oslo farce was meant as a means to wage war, not peace, on the part of the Palestinian Arabs against Israel.

On a related note (via Solomonia) The Big Picture notes that Hamas is willing to observe Oslo, at least the parts that stipulates that it receive millions of dollars.

Israel has been collecting monthly tax and customs receipts and giving these funds to the Palestinians, on condition that the Palestinians abide by specific agreements -- agreements which they have now abrogated:

"The transfer of the money, which has been routine, is part of the accords signed between Israel and the PA [Palestinian Authority], part of the Oslo Agreement and the Paris Protocol," said [Israeli spokesman] Mark Regev. "Now Hamas, the new incoming leadership on the Palestinian side, say they reject all those agreements - from their point of view those agreements are null and void. So they cannot have it both ways. They cannot say they are against all these agreements and then, at the same time, expect Israel to keep the part of the agreement they want, which is the transfer of funds."

Of course the same applied to the Fatah run PA. Of course they accepted Oslo. All the benefits of Oslo, but none of its responsibilities. With the election of Hamas, that charade is over. Hamas doesn't even pretend to accept a "peace process." Which is why it is perverse to advocate any funding for the PA now.

Technorati tags: Hamas, education, Oslo accords, peace process.

Crossposted at Israpundit and Soccer Dad.