Posted on 06/20/2002 5:10:33 PM PDT by Phil V.
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Arafat to Ha'aretz: I accept Clinton's plan; peace is possiblePalestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat yesterday issued a call for "no more war," declaring that he accepts the proposal first made by former U.S. president Bill Clinton as a framework for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.In an interview with Ha'aretz, Arafat used the same phrase that U.S. President George W. Bush recently used - "Enough is enough" - and said he supports the initiative of Sari Nusseibeh, Hanan Ashrawi and other Palestinian intellectuals who published an advertisement against the suicide bombings. Arafat said that if given permission, he would follow in the footsteps of Jordan's late King Hussein, who made personal condolence calls on the families of victims of a shooting attack at Naharayim in 1996. He said that "foreign" forces were exploiting young hopeless Palestinians, encouraging them to commit attacks in exchange for money, adding that two families of suicide attackers from Jenin received $30,000 each from these foreigners. He also said he had imposed a house arrest on Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza. His advisers have expressed amazement that Israel has not taken any steps against Hamas and Islamic Jihad, preferring to focus its military campaign against the Palestinian Authority and Fatah. Yesterday's interview was the first time Arafat has declared his acceptance of the Clinton proposal. The plan does not mention the right of return of Palestinian refugees to Israel. Arafat also said he supports border corrections and territorial exchanges, and that he is proposing Israeli sovereignty over, and access to, the Western Wall and the Old City's Jewish Quarter. During the interview, which took place at Arafat's much-battered headquarters compound in Ramallah, the PA leader pointed to a document that, he said, was the security reform plans he had received from the security chiefs of Egypt and Jordan. He said the PA's new Interior Ministry has already begun implementing the reforms, having visited Cairo this week for consultations with the Egyptian security services, and he expressed readiness to cooperate with Israeli security on condition that they let him reorganize his own security services. Arafat said he believes it is possible to reach peace with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, saying that Sharon was ready to dismantle Jewish settlements in the Sinai, and as foreign minister, gave his blessing to the Wye agreement that Clinton had worked out during Netanyahu's term as premier. Arafat claimed he had yet to receive any information from the United States about a proposal for a temporary state, but that he does not rule one out. He added that he had not ruled out the Peres-Abu Ala plan, which includes the declaration of a Palestinian state to be followed by negotiations on borders, Jerusalem and refugees. Arafat said it was Sharon who said Foreign Minister Shimon Peres did not have the mandate to propose the plan, and he called the Labor Party "a fig leaf for Sharon." According to Arafat, he would prefer to see a Benelux-like relationship between Israel and the Palestinian state with open borders. He regards himself as an elected leader, and said he has no intention of retiring. By Akiva Eldar
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But seriously - he can't say anything good about Bush's "plan", because Saddam hates the Bush family, and Saddam is supplying the palestinians with explosives.
This might be one time for conservatives to swallow their pride, and let Clinton be the face-saver. There's no way Bush is ever going to be allowed to prevail, politically, in the Middle East, while Saddam is in power. Even the Kuwaities hate Bush.
The only thing worse would be Lieberalman.
I hear Richard Speck is asking for a job as an orderly.
Clintons plan was no plan at all. No wonder Arafaggot wants to accept it. he and Clinton(s) are buttbuddies.
Uh, Yasser, did anybody tell you that Bill Clinton isn't in charge any more?
"The good cop and bad cop have gone home for the day...I'm a different kind of cop..."--Michael Chilkis as Det. Vic Mackey ("The Shield")
If you found this entertaining then you will REALLY enjoy Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer's upcoming interview, the foundation of which is Ben's conversations with jailed would-be homicide bombers. . . . I anticipate that you will be holding your sides . . . gales of laughter . . .
I expect that you too will be on the floor with NativeNewYorker (#14)
Tolerate and encourage mass murder, even pay for it.
Then when Isreal reacts, call for peace and give the appearance of making concessions.
Europe then swallows the scam in its entirety and blames Israel for any continuance of the violence.
This technique actually pre-dates Arafat.
In 1946, the Arabs were intent on prosecuting a war to the finish until it looked like Isreal was about to take Jerusalem, then they called for a cease fire.
Then they re-grouped until they thought that they had another chance at it and they mobilized again.
I stopped reading here.
Now, isn't this the same dream deal that Yassir turned down flat and walked out of the talks over.. only to go home and start the intifada? (sp?)
Oh, come on..
Hey, Yassir.. I turned down a chance to buy a 60's model corvette for $500.00 about 20 years ago. I think I will go back and tell that guy I changed my mind.
Now, assuming he still has it.. What do you think he's gonna say?
(BTW, the indians called.. They want to give back the beads and turn down our land deal.. )
Awwwww, ain't that sweet????? Terrorists of a feather flock together.
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