Carnell Knowledge by Chris Arnell

Hezbollah rockets rain on Jewish state
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Hezbollah Denies Firing Rockets at Haifa
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Iran President:
Attack on Syria Is an Attack on Islam
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Zogby Poll: Iranians Say Israel Shouldn’t Exist
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The Real Religion of ‘Peace’
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2 million Israelis under threat
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US vetoes UN resolution urging end to Israeli attacks in Gaza
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Iran warns of ‘fierce response’ should Israel strike at Syria
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Israel orders more strikes
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First Hizballah rockets land in Haifa, one of Israel’s three main cities and chemicals industrial center
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Hezbollah Fires More Than 100 Rockets Into Israel
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Saudi Arabia criticizes Hizbullah
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IAF strikes Hizbullah targets in southern Beirut; three killed
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A Two-Front War?
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MYTH

“Settlements are an obstacle to peace.”

FACT

Settlements have never been an obstacle to peace.

* From 1949-67, when Jews were forbidden to live on the West Bank, the Arabs refused to make peace with Israel.
* From 1967-77, the Labor Party established only a few strategic settlements in the territories, yet the Arabs were unwilling to negotiate peace with Israel.
* In 1977, months after a Likud government committed to greater settlement activity took power, Egyptian President Sadat went to Jerusalem and later signed a peace treaty with Israel. Incidentally, Israeli settlements existed in the Sinai and those were removed as part of the agreement with Egypt.
* One year later, Israel froze settlement building for three months, hoping the gesture would entice other Arabs to join the Camp David peace process. But none would.
* In 1994, Jordan signed a peace agreement with Israel and settlements were not an issue. If anything, the number of Jews living in the territories was growing.
* Between June 1992 and June 1996, under Labor-led governments, the Jewish population in the territories grew by approximately 50 percent. This rapid growth did not prevent the Palestinians from signing the Oslo accords in September 1993 or the Oslo 2 agreement in September 1995.
* In 2000, Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered to dismantle dozens of settlement, but the Palestinians still would not agree to end the conflict.