- The Jerusalem Post took a strong editorial stand today,
calling on Israel to kill Yasser Arafat: "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 as 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."
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- The Post writes that Arafat prevented Abbas from combating
terrorism, and "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." The paper then explains why expelling Arafat
would not work: "he will be as much or more of a problem when free
to travel the world than he is locked up in Ramallah," especially
in light of the fact that the U.S., Germany and France will not boycott
him. "When the breaking point arrives," the paper concludes,
"there is no point in taking half-measures. If we are going to be
condemned in any case, we might as well do it right. Arafat's death at
Israel's hands would not radicalize Arab opposition to Israel; just the
opposite... Arafat does not just stand for terror, he stands for the refusal
to make peace with Israel under any circumstances and within any borders.
In this respect, there is no distinction, beyond the tactical, between
him and Hamas."
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- http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=49615
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