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October 06, 2003
So what's new?
The new Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qureia, has said he will not use force to destroy Palestinian terror. "We will not confront, we will not go for a civil war," he says. "It's not in our interest. It's not in the interest of our people, and it's not in the interest of the peace process." Oh really? Actually, this repudiates phase one, sentence one of the road map which says: 'In Phase 1, the Palestinians immediately undertake an unconditional cessation of violence according to the steps outlined below...'. These include: 'Palestinians declare an unequivocal end to violence and terrorism and undertake visible efforts on the ground to arrest, disrupt and restrain individuals and groups conducting and planning violent attacks on Israelis everywhere'. Note the words 'unequivocal', 'visible' and 'restrain', precisely what Ahmed Qureia and, before him, Mahmoud Abbas, have refused point blank to accept. So where is the international outrage at the Palestinians' refusal to adhere to the first stage of the road map? Where is the American acknowledgement that their road map is a dead duck and that there will be no peace until they recognise that the Palestinian authority is the problem, not the solution? Don't hold your breath. Posted by melanie at October 6, 2003
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What a fiasco this has been. President Bush has garnered high marks with me and many others for his moral courage in dealing with Afghanistan and Iraq, but his stance on the Israeli/Palestinian issue is so completely inconsistent with his stated anti-terrorism policies that I cannot comprehend that they come from the same administration. He's effectively rewarding Palestinian terrorism and the horrific results are exactly as any rational person would have predicted. This is clearly a political position (in direct conflict with humane, moral, and rational policy in this case), but I'm unsure who he's pitching it to. His base is very uncomfortable with it, and the radical left and terrorists, who stand the most to gain from this policy, will never thank him for it. Unbelievable. Posted by: Richard Cox at October 7, 2003 01:19 AMPresident Bush declares himself to be a born again Christian, and most of the time seems to come across that way. So why is he putting himself in direct opposition with the Bible? Aside from the obvious stupidity of rewarding terrorists with a SECOND Palestinian state, how can Mr. Bush justify what he is doing with his Christian beliefs? Posted by: Richard Forth at October 7, 2003 09:24 AMFellas. you're mincing words. I realize that that's a long honoured tradition in Europe, but still... He can only push the Palestinians and the Israelis so far without losing leverage. Posted by: Joe at October 7, 2003 01:04 PMJoe; And the point of this leverage, which justifies its cost in innocent lives, is …? Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at October 7, 2003 09:22 PMWe are blogging
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