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Source: http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/03/1054406189758.html
Time to Answer Call of Peace
(Sydney Morning Herald) - Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom Israel has no desire to control the lives of the Palestinian population - it is not good for us, and it is certainly not good for them. Regrettably, the continued Palestinian demand that Israel accept the "right" of descendants of Palestinian refugees to "return" to settle within Israeli territory is hardly a sign of peace and goodwill. Such a demand is tantamount to a call for the demographic destruction of the State of Israel. The success of the road map is dependent upon whether the Palestinian leadership is ready to turn over a new leaf, and finally renounce terrorism and recognize the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state.