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| Israel-Palestine |
| France Condemns Arafart’s Isolation.......(Yawn) |
| 2004-06-30 |
| EFL....Hard to believe that French once was the language of diplomacy. Vive l’arrogance! Michel Barnier has urged Israel to end the isolation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah. After meeting Mr Arafat in Ramallah, Mr Barnier said the living conditions were "not dignifying" for the elected Palestinian leader. Translation: He’s out of baby wipes. "We consider that this situation cannot last," Mr Barnier added. Well, yeah.....eventually he’s gonna keel over.....hopefully soon..... Israel played down Mr Barnier’s Ramallah talks, which ran against a standing Israeli request to visiting top foreign officials to refrain from meeting Mr Arafat. yes....but the French are special! "Considering what he [Arafat] represents, terror, murder, bombings.... [his situation] is not dignifying for him and is not dignifying for the Palestinian people he represents," Mr Barnier said after the talks with Mr Arafat on Tuesday. Mr Barnier said brining an end to Mr Arafat’s isolation was one aim of his visit - the first by a top Western official in more than a year. Along with negotiating some arms sales, no doubt.... "We think that this situation should come to an end because he [Arafat] is the legitimate and elected president of the Palestinian people," Mr Barnier added. "Looks like we locked up the Sarcelles vote in the next election with that....whew!" He also said that he "transmitted... |
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