Originally Posted by klipkap";p=&quot

Abu, I am now thoroughly confused. YOU have indicated your agreement with the following on a number of occasions now:

"UN SC 242 calls on Israel to withdraw only from territories occupied in the course of the Six Day War - that is, NOT from 'all' the territories or even from 'the' territories... " OK, so this bit is 100% clear to me.

So then which are these "the" or "all" or "some" territories that are in addition to those gained in the course of the 6 Day War, from which Israel is not required to withdraw and which needed such carefully drafting of missing definite articles to enable Israel to remain in control of them? What land is this that was not define in the 1949 armistice?

It seems that I am absolutely clueless as to what land you are talking about. My apologies. Please help. Your assistance aid in avoiding further mismatched debate.

Originally Posted by abu-afak";p=&quot

UNSC RESOLUTION AND ISRAEL'S DEFENSIBLE BORDERS:

A few days before the UNSC vote on 242, President Johnson summoned UN Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and Undersecretary Eugene Rostow to formulate the US position on the issue of 'secure boundaries' for Israel. They were presented with the Pentagon Map, which had been prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Earle Wheeler.
The map displayed the "minimum territory needed by Israel for defensive purposes," which included the entire Golan Heights and the mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria. The participants of the meeting agreed that the Pentagon Map fulfilled the requirements of 242 for 'secure borders.'...