The Palestinian Peace Process
Charles Johnson
Mon Feb 14, 2005 at 9:10 am PST • Views: 196
And we’re supposed to believe they’re ready for peace now?
GAZA (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians, some wearing mock suicide-bomber belts, lined Gaza roads Monday to welcome home the remains of 15 gunmen handed over by Israel in a gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas shore up a cease-fire. …
Militant chiefs hailed the gesture as a “step in the right direction” but demanded Israel do much more — above all, free thousands of security prisoners [“Security prisoners” is how al-Reuters refers to convicted murderers. —ed.] and pull back forces on occupied land — as their price for an official truce.
Frank says: