MEMRI Special Dispatch|3196 |August 29, 2010
Saudi Arabia/Palestinians

Former Aramco VP In Saudi Daily On 'Absurdity' of Palestinian-Israeli
Negotiations : Obama Has 'Discovered That the Gap Actually Exists Between
Himself and International Zionism'; May the 'Arrogant Defense Minister Ehud
Barak...Be Silenced Eternally'; 'One Day, God Willing, Palestinians Will
Impose Their WIll On the Enemy'

The following are excerpts from a column in today's Saudi daily Arab News by
Uthman Al-Khuwaiter, former VP of Saudi Aramco, about the coming
Israeli-Palestinian negotiation:
"These So-Called Negotiations are Nothing but Deceit"
"Many of us must have observed the current clamor among Palestinians for
holding indirect proximity talks, planned to lead to direct bilateral
negotiations between the remains of the falling-apart Palestinian structure
and the egotistical Zionist enemy, under the pressure exerted on both sides
by different parties with various conflicting interests. Inevitably, in such
a case, the victim is the Palestinian people, who suffer internal setbacks
more fatal to their future than their ruthless enemy's plans.
"Those afflicted people have lost all fundamentals of independence, having
no territory to live on, no leadership, nor ports, income, regular
education, as well as no civil rights, infrastructure, a promising future,
not even hopes of reunion nor holding official identification papers. All is
replaced by daily humiliations and deportations from one place to another,
imprisonment without trial, as well as starvation to death, afflictions the
world remains silent about. O God, how can they act or react while
restrained, silenced to the extent of losing all abilities to call for their
rescue? Even if they could, they would find no listening ears, but Allah,
the Lord of the Worlds, who fails no calling upon Him, for He, the Glorious,
clearly states: 'Call on Me, I Answer You.'
"These so-called negotiations are nothing but deceit-in other words, it is
the truth twisted."
Obama Has "Discovered That the Gap Actually Exists Between Himself and
International Zionism"
"The United States, represented by its president Barack Obama, had vowed his
obligation to reach reconciliation between Palestinians and Jews in occupied
Palestine. While speaking of reconciliation, Obama may have not been fully
aware of the severe intricacy of the case. In the wake of his desperate
attempts to bridge the gap between the two opposing views, he discovered
that the gap actually exists between himself and international Zionism.
"Consequently, Obama failed to take any necessary action to even temporarily
freeze settlement construction on Palestinian land. However, the powerless
president attempted to save face by trying to bring together the two
conflicting parties, even behind closed doors, as his efforts resulted in
complete failure. Therefore, he resorted to a number of Arab and non-Arab
leaders who timidly responded to his call, yet feeling embarrassed before
their peoples and the international community which sees such moves as
absurd and useless."
"Israeli Intransigence Escalates as the Enemy State Insists on Moving Ahead
with Settlement Construction. Peace is Israel's First Enemy"
"Israeli intransigence escalates as the enemy state insists on moving ahead
with settlement construction wherever wanted and the expulsion of the
Palestinian citizens of Jerusalem from their homes whenever desired.
Moreover, Israel states that it accepts the launch of unconditional peace
negotiations, which is completely conceited talk, as it means they don't see
any need to negotiate with the Palestinians who live on segregated land with
no facilities, nor sufficient water, and even if they object to such
conditions, they still remain incapable of any change.
"One could expect no gains for the Palestinians since they have been
sentenced to slow death by their own leaders, most of whom majestically lead
extravagant lives away from the concerns and issues of their own nation.
Should we await the results of the initial meetings to be held between the
'chief clown' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian
negotiators?
"I suppose the results of such meetings could be easily foreseen by the
wise: Zero achievement, for no reason other than Zionists' lack of goodwill.
In fact, what would involve Israelis in negotiations that would consequently
lead to concessions since their culture allows nothing as such? Besides, why
concede to others while realizing that time progresses to their advantage
which accounts for their endeavors to control Palestinian fate as if
destined to eradicate its roots? While it is certainly true that the passage
of time deepens the Palestinian dilemma and further complicates the current
status, the viable solution of such a situation is not for the powerless to
sit at negotiation tables face to face with treacherous anti-peace
advocates."
"We are well aware that peace is Israel's first enemy as it would eventually
transfer the battle for existence into an internal combat between extremists
and liberals, which in itself would inevitably eliminate the Jewish Zionist
rule of Palestine."
"May Allah Destroy Such Criminals Who Offered Palestine to International
Zionism"
"May Allah destroy such criminals who offered Palestine to international
Zionism on a silver platter at a time when the latter had other choices of
land in Africa. No job could be more despicable than giving away what one
never possessed. However, if, hypothetically speaking, those colonizers
aimed then at getting rid of Jews by forcing their immigration to far lands,
they had no right to send them away to a land populated for thousands of
years and they couldn't be entitled to exploit the weakness and lack of will
the Arab and Islamic world had then suffered from, when most states were
under the yoke of Western colonialism, to impose their plans on the
Palestinian land.
"Is it possibly reasonable that the Palestinian leadership doesn't realize
what goes on inside the minds of Netanyahu and his Foreign Minister Avigdor
Lieberman and the rest of the so-called pillars of the Israeli government
concerning the rights the Palestinian people have always claimed? As a
matter of fact, they deny any Palestinian rights, claiming that all
Palestinian territory, along with what lies beneath and on it, is the sole
property of Jews, whether others approve it or not."
We Are "Witness to the Arrogance of the Zionist Army and Their Insolent
Cold-Blooded Killing of Unarmed Turkish Civilians on Board the 'Freedom'
Flotilla, None of Whom Held the Weakest Weapons to Fight Back"
"Such is the pure reality now, something which deprives any current
negotiations of their content and meaning. We all stand witness to the
irresponsible acts of the Netanyahu government and his arrogant ministers,
not only toward the Palestinians, but also against the so-called friends of
the Jewish state. Also, witness to the arrogance of the Zionist army and
their insolent cold-blooded killing of unarmed Turkish civilians on board
the 'Freedom' flotilla, none of whom held the weakest weapons to fight back.
"Is Israel a nation worthy of any trust? Couldn't it just obstruct the
advancement of the ship without landing on deck and killing its passengers?
In case of a reverse situation with Israeli losses, what consequences could
have resulted? Certainly, tremendous outrage would prevail, while major and
minor countries will rise and fill the skies with unmanned aircraft to
bombard civilians spreading death everywhere as they did with the Afghani
and Pakistani innocents, which they may soon repeat, God forbid, with
Arabstanis."
"Woe Be to [Ehud Barak] and His People; The Wheels of Fate Will Certainly
Turn Against Them"
"What could possibly be expected of a Zionist government armed with all
types of weapons of mass destruction, a government that denies its neighbors
the right to possess the weakest weapons for self-defense? You must have
heard the bizarre statement made by their arrogant Defense Minister Ehud
Barak in which he, may he be silenced eternally, denies allowing Lebanon the
possession of defensive weapons! What does such a snob aim at by calling for
the Lebanese Army disarmament? Does he desire wandering freely within his
neighbor's land with no objections raised? Woe be to him and his people. The
wheels of fate would certainly turn against them, for fortune never takes
one's side eternally."
"Cease Talks and Negotiations with the Reckless Enemy. One Day, God Willing,
Palestinians would Impose Their Will on Their Enemy and Regain Their
Forcefully Seized Rights"
"Our advice to our brothers in Palestine is to cease talks and negotiations
with the reckless enemy that incessantly humiliates and degrades them while
spreading destruction on their land. They must know if the enemy resorts to
negotiations, it's with sinister motives, malintentions, and blind hatred
for all Palestinians. One day, God willing, Palestinians would impose their
will on their enemy and regain their forcefully seized rights."

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