STATEMENT FROM MINISTER ELON ON BOMBING

IMRA ^ | 15 October 2003

[yonif]

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL OCTOBER 15, 2003 - Benny Elon, A Cabinet Member of the Israeli Government, and member of the Israeli Parliament issued the following statement today regarding the bombing of an American convoy in Gaza today, and is available from Jerusalem for further interviews:

"Our sympathies today go out to the families of the victims of brutal terrorism, and we share the pain felt by the American peoples. Our prayers and thoughts are with them."

"After 10 years of suffering through the Oslo peace process, Wye peace accords and the "road map", the time has come that both we, the Israelis, and the American government realize that the Palestinian Authority is a brutal terrorist organization that is a partner of Al Qaeda, and peace cant be made with these gangsters, regardless of whether Yasser Arafat or Abu Mazen, or Abu Ala (aka Ahmed Qurei) is in charge. Consistently replacing one Abu with another Abu simply isnt the answer - there are a lot of Abu's in the world, but what we need is something to replace this failed Oslo program. The entire leadership must be expelled, including Abu Ala (Ahmed Qurei) and Arafat, or even killed, and we call upon the American government to join us in these actions which will benefit peace in the entire region," stated Minister Elon.

"We call upon the world to recognize that the people who hate Israel are the same people who hate America, and the ones blowing up American convoys today, whether in Gaza today or Baghdad tomorrow are the same ones killing Israel. There can be no double standard - Just as America confronted Iraq, so too we must stand together and confront terrorists without limits. During times such as these, our friends in the U.S. understand that we cannot reward terrorism. We will not remove settlements or make concessions as our stay in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank) is not temporary, and we will not permit the creation of a terrorist state in our biblical heartland," said Minister Elon.

For contact in the United States, please contact Ronn Torossian at 212-999-5585.

[yonif]

His plan is available on this site: www.therightroadtopeace.com

[yonif]

Consistently replacing one Abu with another Abu simply isnt the answer - there are a lot of Abu's in the world, but what we need is something to replace this failed Oslo program. The entire leadership must be expelled, including Abu Ala (Ahmed Qurei) and Arafat, or even killed, and we call upon the American government to join us in these actions which will benefit peace in the entire region," stated Minister Elon.

[AFPhys]

Obviously, a clear-thinking man.

[DeuceTraveler]

With this increased rhetoric against the Palestinians and Lebanon I am wondering if something is afoot. One can only hope.

[tubavil]

Crystal clear. Now all that's required is for Israel to act.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

"After 10 years of suffering through the Oslo peace process, Wye peace accords and the "road map", the time has come that both we, the Israelis, and the American government realize that the Palestinian Authority is a brutal terrorist organization that is a partner of Al Qaeda, and peace cant be made with these gangsters, regardless of whether Yasser Arafat or Abu Mazen, or Abu Ala (aka Ahmed Qurei) is in charge.

Bravo. It's about time someone stated the obvious.

[Mackey]

I have the same feeling. I think it has to do in the short term with Syrians and others infiltrating Iraq, and in the longer term, with Iran's program to acquire nuclear weapons.

It makes sense to neutralize Assad and Nasrullah before commencing action against Iran's ayatollas.