The Israeli security cabinet has declared Yasser Arafat an obstacle to peace and says Israel will act to remove him. A cabinet statement said the government would decide later how and when to act against the Palestinian president. Government sources said the cabinet would ask the Israeli army to draw up a plan for Mr. Arafat’s eventual expulsion from Palestinian territory. Palestinian officials warned immediately that any attempt to expel Mr. Arafat will bring disaster upon the Israeli people.
As opposed to the gentle, humane treament they’ve show Israelis in the past.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had previously turned down calls from Israeli hardliners to expel Mr. Arafat, citing the possible backlash. Some other Israeli officials have also opposed deportation, saying the Palestinian president would win sympathy abroad and would still be able to influence events from afar.
Maybe, maybe not. If he’s dead, however...
Earlier Thursday, Israeli troops commandeered the top floor of the Palestinian Culture Ministry. The move gives them a clear view of what happens in Mr. Arafat’s compound a few hundred meters away. The Jerusalem Post newspaper published an editorial Thursday calling on the Israeli government to kill Mr. Arafat. The paper said Mr. Arafat stands for a Palestinian refusal to make peace with Israel under any circumstances, and killing him would show that the use of terrorism is unacceptable.
Works for me!
| I still don't think it's a good idea at this point. After Hamas is something that used to be, yes. Now, it'll distract from the campaign against Hamas and IJ and it'll generate sympathy among those looking for reasons to be sympathetic to the Paleos. |
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