- Iraq and Iran may initiate a partial or full-scale war
against Israel in the coming months to torpedo an anticipated US attack
on Baghdad, according to MK Yuval Steinitz, chairman of the Knesset subcommittee
for defense planning and policy. "The coming months are going to be
very dangerous," Steinitz said.
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- Steinitz estimated that Iran may heat up the northern
border via its control over Hizbullah guerrillas who have positioned nearly
nine thousand missiles near the border since Israel abandoned the south
Lebanon security zone in May 2000. Steinitz said that Iraq, Iran, and Syria
are concerned US President George W. Bush's 'war on terror' will create
pressure for a more democratic Middle East, threatening totalitarian and
theocratic governments in the region. Steinitz also said Israel is well
prepared for any possible nonconventional attack by Iraq and said Saddam
Hussein has only a limited ability to strike Israel. He made his comments
during an exclusive interview on Jerusalem Post Radio's The Bottom Line
with Dan Diker (www.jpostradio.com).
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- Steinitz strongly opposed the possibility of US President
George W. Bush dispatching American peacekeepers and advisers to assist
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat reform the PA and help protect
civilians in PA-held areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "There
is no chance of reforming the Palestinian Authority as long as Yasser Arafat
is president. It would be just as ridiculous if the United States were
to send US advisers to help Saddam Hussein reform Iraq," he added
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