(Israel's) Cabinet debates Arafat expulsion

AP/The Jerusalem Post ^ | 11 September 2003 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[anotherview]

Sep. 11, 2003
Cabinet debates Arafat expulsion
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The security Cabinet debated Thursday whether to expel Yasser Arafat, and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said a majority of his colleagues support the initiative.

However, Shalom noted that Sharon might not put the issue to a vote because the United States is not expected to approve such a far-reaching decision. Sharon has vetoed the idea in the past because of Washington's disapproval.

"We are in a situation in which [US] approval for this, in case we asked for it, would be almost impossible to obtain," Shalom told Israel Army Radio. "I think there are some situations in which we have to make decisions ... that are completely cut off from outside influence."

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying that expelling Arafat was the least Israel should do, and that killing the Palestinian leader should be considered.

The Yediot Ahronot daily quoted Mofaz as saying he will ask the security Cabinet to "expel Yasser Arafat immediately, without delay." The daily said Sharon asked Mofaz whether he believed expulsion was really necessary, and that Mofaz said kicking out Arafat is the only way to get out of the current cycle of violence.

[anotherview]

Stop hesitating, start acting.

[grobdriver]

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying that expelling Arafat was the least Israel should do, and that killing the Palestinian leader should be considered.

That's exactly right.
Ignore the hand-wringers here in the States and pull the trigger.
How much worse can it get?

[truthandlife]

How many times have we heard this before? The U.S. will tie Israel's hands again and they will not do anything.

[JohnHuang2]

Arafat has to go. Long overdue.

[JohnHuang2]

When Bibi became PM, he warned Arafat, 'just one suicide bombing, and you're dead.' That's the only language savages like Arafat comprende.

[Fighter@heart]

Exactly right. Treat a terrorist like a terrorist! It's so idiotic to continue to "play" this game. Whack Arafat, make the impact statement, those that want peace work towards it, those who oppose peace 1 shot=1 kill.

[ppaul]

Why Arafat?

Joseph Farah

Please look at the photo accompanying this column.

Stare at it. View it carefully. Study the image.

This is the face of Yasser Arafat's terror.
This is what it looks like.
This is how he remains in power.
This is why we continue to deal with this murdering fiend after more than 30 years.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

This one may be worth many more.

The story behind this photo is simple. It's not unique. The victim is called a "collaborator" by Arafat's "police force." He was one of Arafat's terrorists who was suspected of working with Israel in some way.

The important thing to understand about this photo is that this is how Arafat rules his own people – by sheer terror, by brute force, by barbaric tactics that would be unimaginable to most in the West.

Yet, we continue to deal with him.
We continue to support him financially with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
We continue to give him credence as an international peacemaker.

If you care to know more details, the victim was eviscerated after this picture was taken. I have photos of that, too. I will spare you the more gruesome images.

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[RonHolzwarth]

I think he should be placed under arrest.

Killing him is just to permanent. Israel does NOT need to make a "martyr" out of him, in my opinion. That would be way to much of a rallying point for the Palis.

Why, if he is holed up in his compound, is he not cut off from the rest of the world? Can't they cut his power, phone lines, etc???

I would surely like to know why this has not been done.

[Nachum]

Israel does NOT need to make a "martyr" out of him

Really? And what would happen if he was?