Sharon buckles under U.S. pressure on Ze'evi killers, but keeps UN team to Jenin at bay

Ha'aretz ^ | April 29, 2002 | By Peter Hirschberg, Ha'aretz Correspondent

[Democrats are liars]

"There was very, very heavy pressure - personal pressure applied by Bush," says Ha'aretz diplomatic commentator Akiva Eldar.

 

The American pressure, says Eldar, is also connected to Bush's meeting last Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Lifting the siege on Arafat, he says, "was one of the things that Bush promised to the Saudis."
 

[scratchgolfer]

Haaretz is no big fan of Sharon so I would take their analysis with a grain of salt.

[Lessismore]

It's about time Bush showed some spine.

[Shermy]

The problem with the Americans/British jailing the alleged killers is that their "trial" was a joke, and they have a good reason to "appeal" or whatever they have. They will publicize their unfair trial (policemen as their lawyers!) UN, Amnesty INtl., whomever, will come and complain - America and Britain will be seen as the oppressor.

As for Jenin, it seems the Israelis don't want a trumped up "war crimes" trial for which the ICC is itching for. ON the other hand, it's probably good for Palestinian propaganda that no inquiry be made, if, and only if, it can be presented that Israel is solely to blame for interfering with it. There are relatively few casualties, compared to the claims repetitively reported as "facts" and "balanced reporting" by the media. Exposure of the truth might blowback on the P.A., while conspiracy theories about a blocked investigation would prove valuable in the propaganda war.

[CanadianFella]

Haaretz is no big fan of Sharon so I would take their analysis with a grain of salt.

More like a whole bucketload of salt. Sharon even had to sue Haaretz reporter Uzi Benziman for libel once to make them stop dragging his name through the mud.

[Democrats are liars]

Wow - There are some brain washed Bushbots out there. I mean Bush is great; he can do no wrong. Maybe he can even walk on water over to the Middle East and personally help Arabfat out of his hole .

[noirgirl]

I am sure you are right about this. My question is: was Bush aware when he cooked this up that this is how it will play out? Or is he assuming that Amnesty International will not go after a case in which Arafat is the bad guy? Did he think two steps ahead at all? But my impression is that the Israelis do want international inspectors in--so long as they are real military people, not professional PLO sympathizers.

[KQQL]

Abudulla : -- Yo W I will cut off your oil supply if you don't let Yasser free..
W:- Oh yes Sir...your wish is my command,pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee don't cut off the the OIL.........I will set the Terrorist Yasser free..... ( NO wonder the Saudi said after meeting with W, that there will be oil threat )
W : To Sharon....Hey A@@@@@@@ H@@@@@@@ free The Terrorist Yasser Pronto....or Saudi will cut of the oil supply to the USA.......
Sharon:-.......Well W ...sounds like you got stand against the Saudi..." no guts no glory W", but since we are friends , I will do you a favor...........

Abudulla:- to the USA/Israel- I am the man......he he he he he he he.....I have oil and you don't , so W you have to kiss my butt....................................

[Mixer]

Time to start the Alaska drilling!

[Krafty123]

Maybe I am slow, but how much do you want to bet Sharon "traded" Arafat's Compound for the Church of Nativity?

Ari

[KQQL]

Abudulla : -- Yo W I will cut off your oil supply if you don't let Yasser free..
W:- Oh yes Sir...your wish is my command, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee don't cut off the OIL Supply to the USA........I will set the Terrorist Yasser free..... ( NO wonder the Saudi said after meeting with W that oil will not be used as threat against the USA )
W To Sharon.... Hey A@@@@@@@ H@@@@@@@ free the Terrorist Yasser Pronto....or the Saudis will cut of the oil supply to the USA.......
Sharon to W :- .......Well W ...sounds like you are not willing stand upto the Saudis...hmmmm.. W you should know " no guts = no glory ", but W since we are friends , I will do you a favor and let that scumb Yasser free...........

Abudulla:- to the USA/Israel- I am the man......he he he he he he he.....I have oil and you don't , so the USA/EU/UN/ has to to kiss my butt....................................

[KQQL]

May be you are right, but this looks like a black mail by saudi and it sounds like the oil threat worked......

[KQQL]

I doubt it....another W call and Sharon will run out of there too..

[KQQL]

didn't W get Yasser free, under the Saudi Pressure?