Ask the Palestinian Authority why they rejected the division of Palestine into an independent Palestinian State and an independent Jewish State in 1947.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why the fledgling State of Israel was attacked without provocation and forced to fight for its right to exist in 1948.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why its national charter and the Hamas Covenant both assert it is illegal for the State of Israel to exist in any form.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why they rejected Israeli Prime Minister Barak's sweeping proposal of land concessions in a good faith gesture toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian State.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why it is a war crime for Israel to defend its people against civilian Palestinian suicide bombers and assassins, why is it is acceptable for Palestinians to kill at will any Jewish man, woman or child.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why they initiated the current intafada with the unprovoked slaughter of two Israeli reservists in October, 2000.

Ask the Palestinian Authority why no Jew is allowed to set foot on the site of Judaism's holy Temple Mount, even to pray, merely because he is a Jew.

Ask the Palestinian Authority whether, in accordance of articles 1, 2 and 3 of the Palestinian Charter, an independent Palestinian state alongside an independent Jewish state is now considered a step toward the eventual liberation of all of Palestine and the annihilation of the Jewish state.

Neville Chamberlain negotiated in good faith with Adolf Hitler when he should have been paying attention to Mein Kampf.

Jacqueline Halm