After 800 deaths and 5,000 injuries, J Post says "Kill Arafat"!

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  1. Orson

    Orson New Member

    Only after the latest suicide-bombing, 854 murders and 3,054 injuries, the Jerusalem Post is finally fed up with the son of Oslo's mayhem; what took them so long?

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    "The world will not help us; we must help ourselves. We must kill as many of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders as possible, as quickly possible, while minimizing collateral damage, but not letting that damage stop us. And we must kill Yasser Arafat, because the world leaves us no alternative.

    "No one seriously argues with the fact that Arafat was preventing Mahmoud Abbas, the prime minister he appointed, from combating terrorism, to the extent that was willing to do so. Almost no one seriously disputes that Abbas on whom Israel, the US, and Europe had placed all their bets failed primarily because Arafat retained control of much of the security apparatus, and that Arafat wanted him to fail.

    "The new prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, clearly will fare no better, since he, if anything, has been trying to garner more power for Arafat, not less. Under these circumstances, the idea of exiling Arafat is gaining currency, but the standard objection is that he will be as much or more of a problem when free to travel the world than he is locked up in Ramallah.

    "If only three countries Britain, France, and Germany joined the US in a total boycott of Arafat this would not be the case. If these countries did not speak with Arafat, it would not matter much who did, and however much a local Palestinian leader would claim to consult with Arafat, his power would be gone.

    "But such a boycott will not happen. Only now, after more than 800 Israelis have died in three years of suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks, has Europe finally decided that Hamas is a terrorist organization. How much longer will it take before it cuts off Arafat? Yet Israel cannot accept a situation in which Arafat blocks any Palestinian break with terrorism, whether from here or in exile. Therefore, we are at another point in our history at which the diplomatic risks of defending ourselves are exceeded by the risks of not doing so."
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    Another trenchant analysis of Oslo's discord come from Daniel Pipes:
    http://www.danielpipes.org/article/1242?PHPSESSID=28277ee326eb8a4b1f542bf22d4ad5d0
     
  2. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    I have been wondering the same thing for years. Arafat has done nothing to help the people that he represents. His actions only add fuel to the fire.

    Cy
     
  3. Jeff Hampton

    Jeff Hampton New Member

    Do you really think that assassinating Arafat will bring peace to the Middle East? Or are you hoping for something other than peace?
     
  4. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    I'm with Jeff; the last thing the Israeli-Palestinian crisis needs is a high-profile martyr. Arafat is not a wonderful human being (though it's still not at all clear to me what his agenda is), but Palestinians love him and his assassination would just prolong the crisis. He should be exiled or arrested, but killing him outright would create new problems without solving any old ones.

    I don't have high hopes for Qorei, but we shouldn't sell him short; reformers are sometimes most successful when they have credibility with the old regime.


    Cheers,
     
  5. brandon

    brandon New Member

    i think killing him is necessary. Only Israeli or Palestinian victory will bring peace. Palestinians have the clear advantage. Israel needs to act quickly if they want to survive
     

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