Talk:Palestinian views of the peace process/archive 4
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The Treaty of Hudaibiya
Since you insist on references, here is Will Durant -- a reliable source, yes? -- on Muhammad's violation of the truce (The Age of Faith, p. 170; all emphasis in all quotes is my own):
- "Mohammed alleged that a tribe allied with the Quraish had attacked a Moslem tribe, and thereby voided the truce (630)."
Clear enough? Want more references? Here's Tor Andrae (Mohammed: The Man and His Faith, pp. 163-4):
- "Finally Mohammed himself told his friend that he intended to fight the Quraish because they had broken the truce by attacking one of his allies."
Third time's the charm; here's Malise Ruthven (Islam in the World, p. 58):
- "Incidents over blood-money and clashes between beduin clients of Muhammad and the Quraish were making it [the truce of Hudaibiya] unworkable."
I think I make my objections clear. The article's current interpretation of Arafat's allusions to the treaty of Hudaibiya is wrong; it could just as easily be interpreted to mean "We're going to hold to the treaty as long as Israel does" -- but that's not what the article says, is it? --MIRV (talk) 00:00, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)