Sharon opposes idea of int'l Mideast summit in Egypt

Haaretz ^ | May 25, 2003 | Arnon Regular, Nathan Guttman, Gideon Alon and Aluf Benn

[veronica]

Despite his expression of support for the road mapn, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is opposed to convening a U.S.-led international Mideast summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that would include representatives from Europe and the United Nations to promote the road map, sources in Jerusalem indicated Saturday night.

The prime minister may, however, agree to participate in a smaller forum including only representatives from the U.S., Israel, the Palestinians, Jordan and Egypt, the sources said.

Washington sources confirmed Saturday that the Bush administration is considering holding a summit of Mideast countries on June 4 at the Egyptian resort city to give a boost to the road map. The White House has not issued a formal announcement about the summit or indicated which parties would be invited to attend.

Sharon expressed support for the road map on Friday after the White House issued a statement promising to "fully and seriously" address Israel's "real concerns" about the plan.

[Minuteman23]

Good for Sharon. It's time to stop compromising with someone who wants to murder you.

[LarryM]

Sharon will cave. The odds are 1000-1 in Vegas.

[onyx]

I've read the article three times to make sure that Bush and Sharon are on the same page. They are.

[veronica]

I'm betting that Arik Sharon is a far better poker player than Yasser Mazen, the two-headed Palestinian thingie. :)

[patriciaruth]

News blurb today indicates they may be meeting in Aqaba, Jordan, next week.

How does that go? Thou shalt not tempt the Lord Thy God?

[monkeyshine]

Good to see you around. I think Sharon is a pragmatist who knows that some significant land concessions are necessary. I also think he wants to be the one to bring peace to Israel. He will of course fight over every single issue. It's not a question of caving. It a question of tactics and strategy.

Israel will outlast any American or European administration, and time works in his ideological favor.

[Cindy]

LINKS OF INTEREST:

MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series No.508: "EGYPTIAN COLUMNIST COMPARES U.S. WITH NAZI GERMANY" (ARTICLE NOTE: The "Egyptian Columnist" is identifed as Samir Amin.) (May 29, 2003) (Read More...)

Weekly.AHRAM.org.eg - AL-AHRAM Weekly(Published in Cairo, Egypt): "THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGY" by Samir Amin (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Had they reacted in 1935 or 1937, the Europeans would have been able to halt the Nazi madness before it did so much harm. By delaying until 1939, they contributed to its tens of millions of victims. It is our responsibility to act now, so that Washington's neo-Nazi challenge may be contained and eliminated.") (May 15-21, 2003) (Read More...)

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[xm177e2]

If Sharon ever says he supports an idea, the Palestinians will just hold out for more and more and more. The only way to get them to negotiate anything (when you don't have your foot on their neck) is to pretend like you don't want to.