Posted on 02/02/2003 9:54:36 AM PST by RCW2001
The US and Britain are considering the possibility of sending observers to Palestinian Authority areas to expedite peace efforts, a Palestinian source told The Jerusalem Post. A senior Palestinian official confirmed that Britain and other members of the so-called Quartet made up of the EU, Russia, US, and UN are pressuring the US to send observers as soon as possible to facilitate implementation of their peace plan and boost the chance of achieving a cease-fire in terror attacks against Israel during a possible US-led war against Iraq. Another source said that the stationing of monitors could enable Israel to gradually withdraw troops in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, thus making it easier for the Palestinians to hold free elections. Palestinian officials believe that many moderate Arab states and Quartet members want to see an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire achieved before any attack on Iraq occurs, for fear that otherwise a war on Baghdad could trigger upheaval in other Mideast countries. Meanwhile, Palestinian officials expressed confidence that the US would prevent Israel from reoccupying the entire Gaza Strip or taking any other drastic steps in the event of a military campaign against Iraq. "I am sure that Israel will not be allowed to deport and expel Palestinians during a war with Iraq or reoccupy the Gaza Strip," Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath told the Post. According to Shaath, Egypt is planning to reconvene Palestinian factions for another round of cease-fire talks on February 4. Previous efforts to persuade Hamas and Islamic Jihad to agree to halt terror attacks have ended in failure. Some Palestinian sources feel it is unlikely such an agreement can be reached.
Part of a software program that designs propaganda which conforms to a policy of either "getting tough with Israel without doing anything" or "obscuring as much as possible the fact the US gives Israel carte-blance and $15 billion in aid to boot"?
As for the 15 billion in aid, I oppose it. However, you are conflating actual aid with loan guarantees that cost us nothing. That is propogandistic.
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