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Related: About this forumPalestinians to sue Britain over 1917 pledge on Jewish state
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/palestinians-to-sue-britain-over-1917-pledge-on-jewish-state/2016/07/26/99f6efc4-5311-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.htmlThe Palestinian president says he will sue Great Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration and its support for a Jewish national home in the Holy Land.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki made the announcement on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas at Mondays opening of the Arab League summit in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott.
Malki said the suit would be filed in an international court. He didnt elaborate.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki made the announcement on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas at Mondays opening of the Arab League summit in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott.
Malki said the suit would be filed in an international court. He didnt elaborate.
That whole Trump "I'll sue you" thing is a cancer; its spreading.
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Palestinians to sue Britain over 1917 pledge on Jewish state (Original Post)
ericson00
Jul 2016
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cloudbase
(5,835 posts)1. They're looking for some of those high powered television lawyers right now.
"You don't pay us unless you win!"
aranthus
(3,387 posts)2. Well if that doesn't convince the Israelis that the Palestinians want peace, what will?
Oh wait. Maybe if the Palestinians actually wanted peace with the Jews, then they would do stupid things like this.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)3. gives new meaning to the term "sue for peace"
even tho the Palestinians would be suing for more terrorist evil jihad