And we criticize the Israelis for inflicting civilian casualties In Lebanon. We forget that the PLO terrorists are responsible for the murders of hundreds of innocent Israeli civilians. attacks on settlements In northern Israel. the assassination of Israeli diplomats and the destruction of the lives and livelihoods of many Christians in southern Lebanon. We also forget that it is the PLO that has purposely chosen to use Lebanese civilians. including the people in churches and hospitals. and indeed their own people in refugee camps. as human shields of their military operations. We learn of the plight of the 200.000300.000 displaced Palestinian refugees In Lebanon and we Join the Arab States in blaming Israel for their plight. We forget that these people have been systematically turned away from these "sympathetic" Arab States and denied the chance to assimilate. Indeed. the oil rich Arab States choose to purchase weapons for PLO terrorists as opposed to the food. medicine. shelters and relocation assistance to the people in the segregated refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. Even when it is a question of relocating as many as 7.000 PLO guerrillas to put an end to the conflict in Lebanon. the leaders of these "sympathetic" nations are reluctant to helpone leader going so far as to suggest that suicide would be the best alternative for the PLO leadership. We forget. too. that prior to the Israeli invasion there was barely a glimmer of hope that a solution to the plight of these impoverished refugees would be found. The new situation in Lebanon has changed that. and if we can use the new situation to advance the Camp David pexce process there may be an opportunity down the road to resolve this tragic situation as well. This leads me to the greatest hypocrisy of all. where we show our concern for the residents of west Beirut by warning the Israelis not to invade. not to apply pressure.
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