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Rejectionism and Accomodation16330. Flapan, Zionism and the Palestinians, p. 83.31. See TNCW, p. 231, citing an official government document. As noted,this state is to incorporate parts of the West Bank, according to LaborParty doctrine.32. The reference is to Israel’s demand, later abandoned, that thenegotiations take place in Jerusalem, recognized by virtually no one(specifically, not by the U.S.) as Israel’s capital.33. Arnold Forster, letter, New York Times, Dec. 20. 1982.34. New York Review of Books, Nov. 18, 1982.35. The Socialist International has been unusual, outside of the U.S. andIsrael, in often taking a rejectionist stand, denying Palestinian rights,leading to sharp condemnation by Israeli doves. See TNCW, pp. 270-1.36. Cited by Tillman. The United States in the Middle East, p. 143, from theNew York Times, August 6, 1978.37. See TNCW, p. 442, citing the Israeli journal Emda, December 1974.38. K. Amnon (Amnon Kapeliouk), “The 1976 elections in the territories” AlHamishmar, April 16, 1982.39. See TNCW, p. 269.40. See The Dawn (Al Fajr), Jerusalem, Sept. 3, 1982.41. The results appear in Time, May 24, 1982.42. “Israeli Soldiers Kill Arab Youth in the West Bank,” special to the NewYork Times, Dec. 19, 1982.43. On the investigation (more accurately, apparent lack of investigation) inthe Shak’a case, see TNCW, p. 445, citing discussion and protest in theIsraeli press.44. Trudy Rubin, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 18, 1982; see also NewYork Times, same date.45. Robert I. Friedman, “West Bank Bombings,” Nation, Dec. 25, 1982;Middle East International, Jan. 21, 1983.46. Nov. 12, 1982 (see the reference of note 52); Ha’aretz, Oct. 1, 1982;Action Alert, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC),October 27, 1982. In January 1983, Ms. Shak’a was granted an exitvisa, after intervention by the State Department; ADC Bi-Weekly Report,Jan. 31-Feb. 11.Classics in Politics: The Fateful TriangleNoam Chomsky