I could not believe what I saw late last night on a news bulletin transmitted straight from Palestinian Authority Television. I rubbed my eyes to see better, but there it was, repeated by the newscaster. A tiny red ball of laser kept bouncing on the blackboard in the news room as he moved from one item to another in slow motion, explaining every numbered detail.
All together there were twelve itemized points, while the title above the list, in bold black lettering, proclaimed, “PA Confidence-Building Concessions.” I almost choked.
As confidence building moves toward establishing peace with Israel, the following items will be implemented by the PA as urged by the State Department and as demanded by President Bush:
1) The PA will immediately arrest the following terrorist leaders:
a) heads of Hamas,
b) heads of Islamic Jihad,
c) heads of Tanzim,
d) heads of Fatah, and
e) heads of any other terror group that took active part in the Oslo War.
2) The PA will immediately extradite the above to the United States to stand trial for crimes against humanity
3) The PA, in a confidence-building move, will immediately confiscate weapons of any kind and hand them over to CIA operatives present in Gaza.
4) The PA will issue an ultimatum for all terrorist cells in any PA territory to immediately cease and desist from violent activity. Those cells refusing will be forcibly dismantled.
5) The PA will immediately confiscate all school textbooks containing incitement against Israel. These books will all be handed to the CIA monitors in Gaza who will burn them in the Gaza main square.
6) The PA will immediately dismantle and destroy all buildings that were built on Jewish lands confiscated in 1948.
7) The PA will immediately dislodge all Arabs living in former Jewish homes in the following cities: Hebron, Bethlehem, Shechem, East Jerusalem, Galil, Jaffa, Acco (Israel will oblige with the last four cities by doing the job itself).
8) The PA will immediately transfer $500 million to Israel as partial reimbursement for damage caused by terrorists since 2000.
9) The PA will immediately negate its charter calling for the destruction of Israel.
10) The PA will immediately implement a compensation program to repay all Israelis who have sustained physical and emotional damage as a result of Arab terrorism. Special funds will be set up (under CIA supervision) for the thousands of Israeli orphans.
11) Once the above are implemented, Israel will consider reciprocal moves.
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