NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: These meetings were supposed to beginsummer 1955, but I'm starting them now.

Bogota, FNS
Representatives from Syria, the United Republics, FNS, and other nations (OOC: I think the original invite opened it up to European and Arab nations) have met in Bogota to discuss issues with PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Recent strife in Palestine, and support in other nations for the PLO's stance, have caused issues not only in the Arab world, but in nations with large Muslim populations, like France.

Syria's stance has been to ban fundraising operations for the group, and the Islamist Party, which backed the PLO, was recently banned. However, they would try, as they have before, to reason with the group. To this end, Crown Prince Amin, heir to the throne, is the Syrian delegate.

The British representative is content to remain silent on the issue and await the views of the main representatives.

SIC: On orders from London to at least try to enforce some factor of British isolationism decided upon after the last war. Frankly London couldn't really care less about the situation in the Middle East after the recent troubles as it has recieved reports from geologists that drilling for oil and gas will soon be feasible in the North Sea. Britain is concerned about religious tensions flaring up though.

The German Delegate, Syrian Ambassador Adolf Hermann, arrives in Bogota. He is ordered to ensure that German interests in the region are kept alive, as the economy is dependant on it.

French Diplomat, David Edgard, attends the meeting in Bogota with orders to use French common sense to help stablise the situation as much as possible.

Le Tag.

OOC: Sorry I'm late.

Frankly London couldn't really care less about the situation in the Middle East

Uh, Britain sort of caused all this mess (they decided to split up the Middle East instead of creating an Arab Union like they promised to).

IC:
Yasser Arafat, self-appointed leader of the PLO, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, arrive in Bogota on seperate but still government-owned jets. Nassar will be representing Palestine as well, since President Shukeiri died last year (and I never decided on a vice-president).

Arafat begins by arguing with the Syrian delegate on banning funding to PLO. He calls him a traitor for "wanting crusaders to control arab land once again".

Quite to the contrary. The Crusades were wars of bigotry, tools of those who used religion to move their subjects to war. They pillaged and destroyed all the knowledge we had built up over hundreds of years.

Do you know what made the old Caliphates so powerful? They took the knowledge of the west, and adapted it, improved it, and imparted our knowledge back to the Europeans. You can tell that even by looking at European languages, and the Arabic influence on them.

However, centuries of neglectful leadership, both from within and without, have left us far behind. We need to bring back the ways of the old leadership, not the tactics of the crusaders. We have had lots of support from the west, but look at where it has brought us. What did the MEU leave us with? Nothing. Our economy has octupled since independence. The Arab League Space Association will put our first person into space this year. We had no progress along that track not long ago, now we are only eight years behind the ESA.

The German Ambassador was quick to insert:

"Thanks to the German Government, either pre, during or post coup. Germany has always been quick to support her allies in the Mideast to ensure that the region remains stable, not just so that oil supplies are secure, but also so that the Arab peoples who have been kept down for centuries may rise up.

That is why Germany keeps so many soldiers in the middle east. To ensure that the area remains stable so that the Arabs we protect can prosper, along with the generous aid that we employ. The protection of the oil supplies means that Germany can continue to maintain troops there to protect the arabs and keep the aid going so that the Arabs can flourish!"

Arafat fights back:

"The PLO was formed to liberate Palestinian lands from foreign control. Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip were stolen from Palestine. The nations of this world are recieving land taken away for their aggressions in the last Great War. Why do you still punish Palestine when it only started a war to defend itself?

Nassar:

"Gaza and the surrounding territory may be returned to Palestine within the near future. With the current issues within Palestine, it would be as if we are abandonning that city and it's residence to chaos."

Though uninvited to participate in full, the Mentholated Toy Company of Osutoria-Hangarii has opted to submit a letter to the assembly, composed by the Mr. Zeke Falopian, Deputy Minister of Death, and endorsed by the head of state, Regent Roland Kafelnikov, though he commented that it is "too goddamn short for them" and "doesn't have enough flowery poetry crap those long-hairs love":

Dear Esteemed Representatives,

Since the Zionist-Crusader alliance has firmly placed the yoke of oppression on the necks of the brave Arab people, the Palestinian question is no longer a matter for diplomats. The despicable crimes of the Zionists, much less the inherently treacherous nature of the Jewish people, is evident to all but the most ignorant and indoctrinated. There is no two-state solution – so long as the Zionists are permitted to maintain a military force in Palestine, they will seek to oppress and eject its rightful owners. There is no "Palesrael" solution, as ceding the Holy Land of Palestine to any government which is not purely Arab is a betrayal of the brave soldiers who destroyed the Othmans. The only solution is to kill the Zionists, expel them, or force them to leave of their own accord. As they have stamped out every Palestinian's rights, so must theirs be destroyed. Jew-sympathizers will complain, "but that is not fair, two wrongs do not make a right," but they are merely pawns in the hands of the Zionist-Crusader alliance. They decry the possibility that Jews will be denied rights when the Arabs are triumphant, they are blissfully silent to the evils of the Zionist occupation today. You know what crimes are committed today, the land stolen, the children murdered, the farmers kept from their land – your responsibility is to struggle with your wealth and your lives against the occupiers until the Zionist government is extinct.

This raises a new question – behind whom shall we throw our might? The easiest answer appears to be the PLO. This is wrong – ever since the Oslo Accords were signed, the PLO has become another tool of the alliance, as have all of the member organizations. The best ally in this struggle is HAMAS, which is a nearly ideal aid recipient – it has never wavered in its devotion to the Palestinian people, in words or deeds. As Osutoro-Hangarian Minister of Death[1] and a devoted fedayee, I urge the nations assembled to struggle with all of their resources against the Zionist-Crusader alliance. If modern nations unite to oppose it, they will be hard-pressed to maintain so unpalatable a stance. When the Zionists truly give Palestine an inch of her land, it will be a much simpler task to take back ten thousand miles.

Thank you for reading this letter. I pray that you heed my message, and that together, the free nations of the world can destroy the Zionist-Crusader alliance and allow true peace to flourish in the Holy Land.

Humbly Yours
[signed]
Zeke Falopian


[1] a line leads from this point to the bottom of the letter, opposite Mr. Falopian's signature. In clean print are written the words "Me, too", authenticated below with the elegantly-written initials, R.V.K.


Um.. who are you? This be a closed thread. In this RP, the Jews moved to Argentina.

Um.. who are you? This be a closed thread. In this RP, the Jews moved to Argentina.

I feel so bad sending him away. I mean, what a post...

Nassar:

"Gaza and the surrounding territory may be returned to Palestine within the near future. With the current issues within Palestine, it would be as if we are abandonning that city and it's residence to chaos."

"Perhaps Mr. Arafat would feel more comfertable if a mandate for Gaza was set?"

On the issue of Jerusalem, the city's international status was established by the UN. If it would help to remove that status, and make it a functioning part of a state, whether part of or independent from the United Republics, we will make a motion in the UN to change that status as soon as possible. However, it would require certain guarantees on your part. Keeping Jerusalem, a city more than half the world's population considers holy, safe and open to all has been a top priority. That is why we deposed the Grand Mufti, and why we asked the UN to remove German and Scandanavian peacekeepers from the city. Perhaps the agreement, to be sent to the UN, would be along these lines.

-All UN peacekeepers are removed from Jerusalem and surrounding areas by January 1, 1959.
-Citizens of Jerusalem vote on whether to become part of PLO Palestine or UR Palestine
-The PLO state includes in its constitution the right of citizens of all races and denominations entry to the nation
-The PLO state of Palestine is offered full acceptance into the Arab League, and will be guaranteed freedom from agression by either Syria or Egypt, protected by a third party to be determined, and protection from agression by third parties by Egypt and Syria, as long as the above factors are agreed to. Note that this would not prevent the PLO from developing a defense capability.

As soon as we come to an agreement, our ambassador to the UN in Dublin will call for the proposal to be voted on.

Nassar refuses the proposal of a PLO state. Palestine is a democracy and PLO representitives can run for office in the next election (1960) or petition for a re-election. As for Gaza, the transfer process can begin once all this has blown over.

Both parties agree on the January 1st deadline.

Uh, Britain sort of caused all this mess (they decided to split up the Middle East instead of creating an Arab Union like they promised to).

OOC: Yes, but that doesn't mean London should feel obliged to clear it up! At least we got rid of the Ottoman Empire/MEU so the Turks don't control the Middle East.

Perhaps a new set of elections should be held in Egypt, to decide on the PLO's fate in the Palestine. Since removal of the peacekeepers has been agreed to, I shall alert Dublin to the news, so our ambassador can make a proposal.

He writes a note on a piece of paper and hands it to an aide, who leaves.

OOC: Yes, but that doesn't mean London should feel obliged to clear it up! At least we got rid of the Ottoman Empire/MEU so the Turks don't control the Middle East.

OOC:
I wasn't trying to be mean. I was just saying you should probably feel a little responsible for all these struggling pan-Arab movements and tensions.

OOC: Don't worry about it.

It's just I don't often get a chance to be invited to a conference and just essentially be evil once in a while!