(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Palestinian officials are again threatening to revoke their recognition of Israel's right to exist if the Israeli government extends Israeli sovereignty to any part of the West Bank. They are saying the PLO will no longer honor the letter Yasser Arafat sent to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on September 9, 1993, stating: "The PLO recognizes the right of the State of Israel to exist in peace and security...[and] commits itself...to a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the two sides." In fact, the continued existence of the Palestine Liberation Organization - whose declared goal is the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle - is an indication that the Palestinian leadership has not given up its desire to eliminate Israel. They continue to engage in terrorism, glorify terrorists, and pay regular financial tributes to their families.
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