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Newsletter #136 Friday, May 30, 2003=20
Road Map Petition: The Bible is My Road Map =20
Washington and the Road Map
1.. WHAT HAPPENED TO JUNE 24?=20
2.. WASHINGTON'S BETRAYAL=20
3.. MISREADING THE MAP=20
4.. BETRAYAL OF ISRAEL=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. WHAT HAPPENED TO JUNE 24?
by Saul Singer - Jerusalem Post - May 29, 2003=20
Since September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush has outlined, =
in word and in deed, an emerging new architecture for the post-Cold War =
world.=20
At the center of this architecture seems to be a new Middle East. =
What then, is the relationship, if any, between the nascent Bush =
Doctrine and America's strategy toward the region's most prominent =
conflict, between Arabs and Israelis?=20
The Arab-Israeli conflict presents an obvious challenge to the =
Bush Doctrine, since that doctrine is about ridding the world of =
terrorism, and it is in this conflict that the tool of terror has become =
so prominent. The White House would argue that there is no =
contradiction, the US is attempting to quash terror against Israel with =
the same fervor it is fighting terror against the United States.=20
There remains, however, a distinct difference in strategies, and =
one that goes beyond the fact that here the US is not moving in with its =
own forces, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq.=20
To understand this tension, we must first go back a bit and trace =
how US policy has tacked this way and that in an attempt to find the =
Arab-Israeli conflict's place in the wider Bush Doctrine.=20
The first period was just after September 11 when the US had =
already decided that the first target would be Afghanistan's Taliban =
regime and the al-Qaida forces it was harboring. At that time, it was =
expected, even assumed, that the US would be much tougher on Yasser =
Arafat's refusal to fight terror in the wake of Bush's statements =
dividing the world into two: those on America's side against terrorism =
and those not.=20
Instead, the Bush administration's rhetoric toward Arabs and =
Israelis continued unchanged from the Clinton era, in which the US spoke =
of a "cycle of violence" that was the responsibility of both sides to =
end.=20
On September 27, 2001 for example, the State Department spokesman =
went so far as to argue that the terrorism facing Israel and America =
were "two different things," where the former involved "political issues =
that need to be resolved through negotiation" while the latter involved =
"violent people trying to destroy societies." The implication was that =
all-out war was permissable, even necessary, to confront the latter, =
while utmost caution should be applied to the former.=20
Rather than being embraced as an ally in the war against =
terrorism, Israel initially found itself under pressure to be restrained =
in its own self-defense, while the US seemed to be approaching Iran, =
Syria, and Yasser Arafat for help in the fight against al-Qaida.=20
By October 4, 2001, concern in Jerusalem over the US course ran so =
high that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon felt compelled to speak out =
directly against Bush in his controversial "Czechoslovakia" speech.=20
"I call on the Western democracies and primarily on the leader of =
the free world, the United States: Do not repeat the dreadful mistake of =
1938, when enlightened European democracies decided to sacrifice =
Czechoslovakia for a convenient temporary solution. Do not try to =
appease the Arabs at our expense. This is unacceptable to us. Israel =
will not be Czechoslovakia. Israel will fight terrorism."=20
The White House called this statement "unacceptable" and Sharon =
subsequently expressed regret for hauling out the most damning of all =
foreign policy analogies. After this, however, the US slowly began to =
speak of Israel's right to defend itself.=20
Speaking of Israel's right to self-defense was verboten before =
because that would imply that Israel was being attacked, which in turn =
would place the blame on the Palestinians, and therefore would unbalance =
America's attempts at evenhandedness. But even after admitting that =
Israel could defend itself, the US continued to empty this statement of =
meaning by opposing the main methods Israel had of doing so, such as air =
and ground incursions into the Palestinian-controlled "Area A," and =
targeted killings of individual terrorists.=20
More broadly, the US model for ending Palestinian terrorism and =
restarting negotiations remained unchanged: pressuring both sides to =
take baby steps toward the other. One envoy after another - George =
Mitchell, George Tenet, Anthony Zinni, Richard Cheney, and Colin Powell =
- all pushed variations on the same theme. Israel would be pressed to =
reduce its military pressure on the Palestinians, in exchange for the =
Palestinians taking varying degrees of responsibility for fighting =
terrorism themselves.=20
Each plan was painstakingly "evenhanded," paring actions required =
by each side and, by implication, spreading responsibility equally =
between Israel and Palestinians for both the conflict and its =
resolution.=20
THE CONFLICT itself and the excruciatingly balanced, baby step =
approach to resolving it came to a head in March-April, 2002. In March =
alone, 125 Israelis lost their lives in terrorist attacks, including the =
massacre at a Pessah Seder in Netanya's Park Hotel. This wave of terror =
led to Operation Defensive Shield, during which Israel broke out of the =
tacit American straitjacket, and entered Palestinian-controlled West =
Bank towns in force.=20
As the world rose up in indignation and the UN geared up to pass a =
harsh Security Council resolution against Israel, the US stood back and =
let Israel take care of business - for exactly one week. On April 4, =
2002, Bush stood in front of the White House, Powell by his side and =
said "enough is enough," called on Israel to withdraw its forces, and =
announced that he was dispatching Powell to the region.=20
In that speech, Bush again illustrated the tension between =
America's own unlimited fight against terror and the limits to what =
Israel could do in its own fight. On the one hand, Bush said "Terror =
must be stopped. No nation can negotiate with terrorists. For there is =
no way to make peace with those whose only goal is death." On the other =
hand, Bush made repeated references to the need for a Palestinian state, =
and spoke of Israeli responsibilities to make that happen, and to treat =
Palestinians better in the meantime.=20
Powell's mission failed to produce what Bush called for, "an =
immediate cease-fire, immediate resumption of security cooperation with =
Israel against terrorism. An immediate order to crack down on terrorist =
networks." Yet it was not lost on Washington that Israel's operation did =
succeed in reducing terrorism substantially.=20
Perhaps this is what led to the first real application of the Bush =
Doctrine to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and therefore the greatest =
innovation in the US approach since the Six Day War: Bush's June 24 =
speech calling for a "new Palestinian leadership."=20
The speech was revolutionary because, for the first time, the US =
edged toward placing the bulk of the responsibility for Palestinian =
statehood on the Palestinians themselves. Statehood, which had for =
decades been the implicit goal of US policy, switched from being =
axiomatic to conditional on breaking with terrorism and the leadership =
that was tainted by it.=20
But soon after this policy was announced, the US began sliding =
back into the old paradigm. Just as the US was willing to bend in its =
opposition to terrorist states in order to build the coalition for the =
war in Afghanistan, it did so again to assuage European opposition to =
the war in Iraq. And so the "road map" was born.=20
The road map contains many of the same elements as Bush's June 24 =
speech, such as Palestinian statehood and elections, ending terrorism, =
and freezing settlements. Yet instead of front-loading the expectations =
of the Palestinians, as Bush did, the road map returns to the =
painstakingly balanced set of requirements for both sides, like the =
Mitchell and Tenet plans (and the Oslo Accords) that preceded it.=20
Furthermore, the expectation of a year ago that Arafat's removal =
was necessary and would follow that of Saddam Hussein was defused by the =
appointment of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as prime minister.=20
The upshot is that so far, US policy toward the Arab-Israeli =
conflict remains more of an exception to, rather than a natural =
continuation of, the Bush Doctrine's idea that support for terrorism is =
punishable by regime change.=20
The Bush Doctrine has obviously been applied piecemeal, one nation =
at a time. But in the other cases, such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea, =
the sense is that the US has not forgotten that they are on the list, =
barring a radical change in their behavior. Here, the US is playing =
along with the idea that Arafat's regime can be changed without changing =
him, and that Bush's call for democratization before statehood can be =
fudged.=20
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2. WASHINGTON'S BETRAYAL
by Carolyn Glick - Jerusalem Post - May 30, 2003=20
From the beginning of May until last Tuesday, the Palestinians =
carried out 323 terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. That is an =
average of 12 per day. These attacks include suicide bombings, =
penetrations of Israeli towns by gunmen, roadside shootings, grenade and =
anti-tank missile attacks, mortar shellings, rocket attacks, assaults, =
and stabbings.=20
The navy's interception last Tuesday of the Hizbullah arms boat en =
route to Gaza was an indication that the Palestinians are not satisfied =
with the results of their aggression but are intent on improving their =
capabilities. It is also a sign that the Palestinians are not acting on =
their own; they are conducting their terrorist war with the direct =
military support of Iran, Hizbullah's boss, and Syria, Hizbullah's =
enabler.=20
Over the past two weeks, rocket attacks on Sderot from the Gaza =
Strip have markedly increased. On Wednesday, Sderot was attacked twice =
with four rockets. Two rockets scored direct hits on private homes. =
Luckily, the residents were not present when their homes were destroyed, =
yet two women and a young girl were hospitalized for shock.=20
Speaking in Holon last Saturday, Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal explained =
that while it seems as though the IDF's actions in the northern Gaza =
Strip have been unsuccessful in thwarting the rocket attacks, the truth =
is that were the IDF not operating in Beit Hanun, the home of the Kassam =
rocket industry, Sderot would be absorbing "not a few rockets a day, but =
hundreds."=20
The cargo on board the intercepted boat showed that the =
Palestinians are intent on increasing the effectiveness of their =
attacks.
The navy seized 36 CD-ROMs with instructions on how to make bombs, =
rockets, and various other types of explosives and how to maximize the =
kill rate of suicide bombers on buses. As well, the boat's cargo hold =
included five boxes of 122 mm. rocket fuses and other bomb making =
components, including a radio activation system and electronic delay =
units.=20
In an interview with Yediot Aharonot on Thursday, Palestinian =
Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas repeated for the 1000th time that =
he has no intention of taking any action against the terrorist =
infrastructure. While he maintains that he is presently negotiating with =
Hamas to stop attacks on Israelis and states that once he has an =
agreement for a cease-fire, he will try to work out arrangements with =
Fatah and Islamic Jihad, Abbas will take no military action against any =
of the terror networks. "We will never have a civil war," he said.=20
He also indicated that Israel must help him to convince terrorists =
to agree to a work stoppage by "releasing prisoners and avoiding =
military operations."=20
For his part, Saeb Erekat was even more succinct. Speaking with =
the Associated Press on Wednesday, he explained that Abbas is aiming to =
get Hamas and Islamic Jihad to agree to wait until after a Palestinian =
state is declared before attacking Israeli targets. In his words, Abbas =
"will insist on this declaration [of a cease-fire] because that's the =
key... for him to go out and tell the Palestinians, 'Look, we've got the =
Israeli government to recognize the Palestinian state, [so] we need two =
years in a peaceful, meaningful peace process."=20
With all this taking place before our eyes, the government Sunday =
agreed to accept the Quartet's road map plan for the swift establishment =
of a Palestinian state. Unbelievably, the cabinet ministers who voted in =
favor of the road map stated that they were doing so even though the =
plan is antithetical to Israel's national interests. Naively, they =
excused their behavior by mentioning that the Bush administration has =
agreed to consider Israel's qualifications to its agreement during the =
implementation stages of the plan.=20
These 14 qualifications, which the government was too cowed to =
even release officially and therefore simply leaked to reporters, would, =
if accepted, mitigate some of the dangers inherent in the road map. But =
there can be no consolation in this, because the Bush administration has =
made clear that it rejects these qualifications. Secretary of State =
Colin Powell said flat out that there would be "no changes" to the road =
map.=20
It is necessary to point out that the road map forces Israel to =
accept at the outset the establishment of a Palestinian state ruled by =
the PLO on land to which Israel has a legal claim to sovereignty as =
strong as, if not stronger than the PLO's.=20
While Israel is forced to cease taking actions to defend its =
citizens from armed aggression carried out by the Palestinians, the =
Palestinians themselves are requested only to make statements to the =
effect that they are opposed to armed aggression against the State of =
Israel. While Israel must recognize the right of the Palestinians to =
self-determination and to relinquish the right of return of Jews to =
lands whose sovereignty is disputed, the Palestinians are not asked to =
recognize that the State of Israel has a right to exist as the Jewish =
state.=20
The road map makes no reference to the need for the Palestinians =
to renounce their demand to settle millions of Palestinians within =
Israel.
Israel, which has absorbed 32 months of unremitting terrorist =
warfare against its civilians warfare directed by the Palestinian =
Authority is the side the Quartet points to in the road map as the =
villain. Israel must stop defending itself from aggression. Israel must =
accept Palestinian political demands lock, stock, and barrel.=20
Perhaps Prime Minister Ariel Sharon thought that accepting the =
road map would throw the ball back into the Palestinian court. For the =
past two months, the Bush administration placed unrelenting pressure on =
the prime minister to accept the road map "for the president." According =
to some reports, the State Department was even threatening Israel with =
economic and military sanctions if Sharon were to refuse.=20
The Middle East Newsline reported earlier this week that the State =
Department recommended denying Israel $8 billion in loan guarantees and =
$1 billion in supplemental military assistance if the government did not =
accept the establishment of a Palestinian state by the end of the year =
as stipulated by the road map.=20
The State Department was also recommending that the administration =
announce an investigation into the use of Apache and Cobra attack =
helicopters and F-16 fighters by the air force in operations against =
Palestinian terrorists.=20
And yet, immediately after the cabinet announced its decision, =
Washington announced its plans for a trilateral summit among President =
George W. Bush, Sharon, and Abbas next week. Top administration =
officials are now here busily working to ensure that Sharon will be =
forthcoming with concrete concessions at the Akaba summit to ensure the =
meeting's "success." So if Sharon thought accepting the road map would =
decrease US pressure, he was dead wrong. Far from lessening the =
pressure, Sharon's decision to accept the road map has only increased US =
pressure on him tenfold.
Since assuming office, Bush has been viewed by many Israelis, =
including by this writer, as the best friend Israel has ever had in the =
White House.=20
In his June 24 speech last year about the Palestinian war against =
the Jewish state, he made quite clear that the Palestinians are the =
aggressor.=20
And yet, in light of the recent actions by the administration, =
actions that are quite simply hostile to the State of Israel, the =
president's credibility as a friend and an ally of the state is =
necessarily placed in doubt.=20
Parallel to his calls for democratization of the PA and demands =
for PA action against terrorism, Bush has distinguished himself as the =
most outspoken champion of Palestinian statehood to have ever occupied =
the Oval Office. Bush is the first US president to have ever adopted the =
establishment of a Palestinian state as an aim of US foreign policy.=20
Bush first made this statement in a letter to Saudi Crown Prince =
Abdullah on August 29, 2001. The announcement came 36 hours after Saudi =
Ambassador Prince Bandar delivered a breathtakingly hostile message from =
Abdullah to the White House that amounted to little less than a =
declaration of war against the US. According to press accounts, Bandar =
informed National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that because of the =
administration's support for Israel, "the crown prince feels that he =
cannot continue dealing with the United States."=20
Subsequently, the Bush administration sponsored UN Security =
Council Resolution 1397 that for the first time gave Security Council =
support for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Bush, while =
acknowledging Israel's right to self-defense, has never allowed Israel =
to take decisive action against the Palestinian war machine.
In spite of the fact that the Palestinian terror threat to Israel =
is backed by the same forces that back al-Qaida and in spite of the fact =
that Palestinians fought at the side of Iraqi Republican Guard units in =
Baghdad against US forces the Bush administration refuses to accept that =
the Palestinian terrorist war against Israel is related to the =
Arab-Islamist jihad against the US. Indeed the administration has =
labeled "illegitimate" Israeli counterterrorism tactics that are =
identical to those of the US.=20
And now, today, all that remains of the contents of Bush's =
historic address last June, all that has survived the events of the past =
year, is an unwavering demand from Israel to accept Palestinian =
statehood immediately.=20
Critics of the president's newest actions against Israel have =
argued persuasively that this new hostility toward Israel and embrace of =
Palestinian terrorists is inimical to US national security interests and =
deals a harsh blow to the US war on terrorism. From Israel's =
perspective, however, the largest problem with this policy is the one =
with which we never imagined having to contend.=20
This problem is that when judged solely on its actions, the Bush =
administration has shown that while in the past it could be relied on =
for at least a modicum of support, today it no longer views such support =
as concordant with its interests. Therefore we can no longer blindly =
trust its intentions.=20
Whether the current, openly hostile US policy toward Israel is the =
result of the president's own preferences or of bad advice he has =
received from his advisers is impossible to know. But whatever the case, =
this crushing and heartbreaking reality cannot be swept under the rug. =
The threats arrayed against us are too foreboding.=20
We must accept the truth. As presently constituted, the Bush =
administration's Middle East policy is hostile to the national security =
interests of the State of Israel.=20
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3. MISREADING THE MAP
by Herb Kinon - Jerusalem Post - May 29, 2003=20
The unmistakable "music" coming out of the Prime Minister's Office =
in the weeks leading up to Sunday's cabinet acceptance of the road map =
was that the Bush administration understood Israel and would support its =
position.=20
True, President George W. Bush made comments in the White House =
Rose Garden in mid-March about the map being the practical =
implementation of his Middle East vision speech of June 24, but this was =
largely chalked up here as either pandering to the Arabs before the war =
in Iraq, or trying to throw a bone to ally Tony Blair. The message that =
won the day inside the Prime Minister's Office was that of Sharon's =
all-powerful bureau chief Dov Weisglass: "Don't worry, the Americans =
understand us. The Americans are with us."=20
As a result, Israel tried to ignore the map, concentrating instead =
on Bush's "vision."=20
Weisglass's insistence that the White House understood Israel's =
positions led to strain with Ephraim Halevy, head of the National =
Security Council, who warned in internal meetings that Israel was on a =
collision course with the US over the plan. Halevy, however, was =
effectively sidelined on this issue.=20
And then, lo and behold, the country woke up Sunday morning to =
headlines that the Bush administration is indeed pressing Israel to =
bring the road map to the cabinet, and that Jerusalem's long-discussed =
reservations would not be included. The Americans may have understood =
Israel's position, but they didn't necessarily agree.=20
Rather than incorporate Israel's reservations in the text, or =
provide side letters that would have anchored Israel's position, the =
White House released a statement saying it shares Israel's view that =
these are "real concerns," and "will address them fully and seriously in =
the implementation of the road map."=20
Whatever that means.=20
The point is that the country was presented with one picture of =
Washington's position, and woke up to another. And this is not the first =
time with this administration. Prior to the January elections, Sharon =
and his staff had the electorate believing the loan guarantees and =
financial aid Israel needed from the US were in the bag. Visiting =
senators and congressman said consistently that the $8 billion in =
guarantees and $4 billion in supplementary military aid were not a done =
deal, but again, the message received was that there was nothing to =
worry about.=20
Reality, however, was somewhat different. Instead of $8 billion in =
loan guarantees, Israel got $9 billion, and instead of $4 billion in =
aid, Israel received $1 billion.=20
The argument can be made that this is nitpicking. Why make a big =
deal out of $2 billion? But this misses the point. Sharon's office =
created the impression that the Americans were in Israel's pocket on =
this issue - when they clearly were not.=20
The same misreading of American intentions was reflected in the =
overly rosy scenarios painted here for the "day after" Iraq. To hear the =
Prime Minister's Office before the war was to believe that after Iraq, =
everything would fall into place. The war would change all parameters, =
reduce pressure on Israel, make it easier to get rid of Yasser Arafat, =
and even perhaps sweep the road map off the table.=20
But none of this happened. Which makes one wonder about some of =
the government's other major assumptions.=20
At a press briefing on Sunday following the cabinet meeting, two =
senior government officials speaking off the record said it is clear to =
the Americans that serious moves by the Palestinians to tackle terror =
are preconditions to any significant Israeli action on the road map.=20
When reminded that the language of the map states that the steps =
should be taken in parallel, the thrust of the reply was: "Don't worry, =
the Americans are with us on this."=20
Really? Might we not wake up one morning and find that this =
assumption too was overly sanguine; that the Bush administration doesn't =
see things the way Israel does?=20
No matter how one views this week's cabinet decision, one thing is =
clear: Israel misread US intentions - and not for the first time. Which =
raises a fundamental question: How can there have been such faulty =
diplomatic intelligence?=20
The obvious place to look is at the embassy in Washington. After =
months of feuding between Sharon and his then foreign minister Shimon =
Peres over who should be named ambassador to the US, a compromise =
candidate was finally agreed upon - Danny Ayalon.=20
Ayalon, Sharon's foreign policy adviser for two years, went to =
Washington with no ambassadorial experience, and without the personal =
clout of his predecessors - people such as Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Arens, =
Zalman Shoval, Itamar Rabinovich, Simcha Dinitz and Moshe Arad.=20
The road map started to move in August, a short time after Ayalon =
arrived. The plan was downplayed here as yet another European initiative =
- this one put together by the Danes, with input from others - that was =
bound for nowhere. That Sharon was reportedly caught by surprise when =
Bush presented him with a draft of the plan during his October visit =
does not speak well of the diplomatic intelligence job the embassy =
performed.=20
ONE MUST also look at the Foreign Ministry. Where was the minister =
when the plan was first floated, and why was the ministry not working =
either to nip it in the bud if the government felt it didn't reflect =
Israel's interests, or at the very least get Israel's reservations =
incorporated into it?=20
One reason is that back in September, the Foreign Ministry was in =
the hands of Shimon Peres and his director-general Avi Gil, for whom the =
map was welcome. Indeed, in September Peres spoke at the UN about the =
government's support for international efforts aimed at brokering a =
peace agreement.=20
In November, Binyamin Netanyahu took over the Foreign Ministry for =
a short stint, and immediately called the road map into question, saying =
it should be pushed off until after the war in Iraq. Netanyahu's =
problem, however, was that everything he said was viewed in the context =
of his race against Sharon for the Likud leadership.=20
His comments on the road map drew fire from Sharon, who =
interpreted them as an attempt to throw a wrench into his relations with =
the US - perhaps Sharon's strongest campaign asset. As a result, the =
road map was buried under domestic political concerns.=20
Much of the heavy work on the map took place from mid October =
until the second draft was published on December 20. It was during this =
period that the Quartet members - the US, EU, UN and Russia - along with =
the Palestinians and other Arab countries, were busy providing input. =
The Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry, however, were much =
less involved - with Sharon and Netanyahu engaged instead in an election =
dog-fight. The result was that Israel's reservations were not =
incorporated into the December 20 plan, and - despite expectations - =
were not incorporated afterward either.=20
The final point in this triangle is the Prime Minister's Office, =
which has pretty much single-handedly run interference on this issue =
with Washington. And the person doing the leg work there was Weisglass, =
who traveled to the US on numerous occasions since December to thrash =
out the road map.=20
A successful lawyer, Weisglass - who enjoys Sharon's complete =
trust - had little diplomatic experience when he took over as Sharon's =
bureau chief in April 2002. Nevertheless, it was Weisglass handling =
negotiations with Bush's National Security Adviser, Condoleeza Rice, and =
some of the most senior officials in the State Department. Weisglass's =
critics ask whether he might have missed some nuances that those with =
more experience may have picked up.=20
In addition, the internal discussions of the plan took place =
behind closed doors in the Prime Minister's Office - without the input =
of the Knesset or the cabinet. Ministers complained on numerous =
occasions that such a fateful plan should be brought to the cabinet for =
discussion, but Sharon's answer was that he was concerned about leaks, =
and that the plan would be brought for a full discussion in due course.=20
In addition, the Prime Minister's Office was operating on certain =
assumptions that - in retrospect - seem to have been faulty.=20
The first was a tendency to overplay the divisions between the =
State Department and the White House, and a penchant to disregard the =
clear signals coming from the State Department that it viewed the plan =
with utmost seriousness.=20
The second assumption was that the close personal relationship =
between Sharon and Bush would keep Bush from any arm twisting. It did =
not.=20
The third assumption was that the Palestinians would not take the =
reform measures needed to get to the road map's starting gates. =
Weisglass was quoted a few months ago as saying that the reform =
expectations placed on the Palestinians were so great that to perform =
them they would have to transform themselves into "Swedes with blue =
eyes." What was not taken into consideration, quipped one analyst, is =
that the Europeans would declare Mahmoud Abbas a Swede, gaze into his =
eyes and remark how wonderfully blue they are.=20
And the final mistaken assumption was that if Israel just rode out =
the Iraqi war - showing restraint and acting "responsibly" - new =
diplomatic vistas would open up, making the road map irrelevant.=20
Paradoxically, Iraq - and Sharon's reticence in the run up and =
during the war to enter into a conflict with Bush - kept the government =
from seriously challenging the road map. Notice how hard Sharon pushed =
to get publication of the plan delayed until after Iraq.=20
Instead, the opposite took place. Saddam Hussein is out of the =
way, "Iraq" has come and gone, but the road map is being pursued more =
forcefully now than ever.=20
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4. BETRAYAL OF ISRAEL
How U.S. President Bush and Ariel Sharon Share in the Blame!
Women in Green - Ruth Matar - Arutz Sheva English Program, May 28, =
2003=20
Almost 2,000 years ago, the Jewish People were expelled from their =
homeland. Driven out from their land and homeless, they wandered from =
country to country throughout the centuries. Fifty-five years ago, with =
G-d's help, they finally merited their own state.=20
The People of Israel are intertwined with their land - all of it - =
from the depths of their very soul. All the prophets predicted that they =
would return - and lo and behold, this is happening in front of our =
eyes.=20
To counteract this, Muslim terrorists, backed by Arab =
dictatorships, have made it their mission to wage war against the =
restored State of Israel, vowing to battle until its destruction. They =
have one goal in mind: to steal the Promised Land from its rightful =
owners, the Jewish People.=20
Who could have dreamed that an Israeli Prime Minister and the =
United States President would collaborate with Muslim terrorists to =
deprive the Jewish People of their rightful heritage?=20
United States President Bush has abandoned Israel. He well knows =
that a Palestinian state will be a state of terror. He knows that =
militant Islam has waged a war against the West and that Palestinian =
terror is just part of this war against the whole Western Civilization. =
That is why the most popular graffiti on the walls of the Arab world is: =
"First the Saturday People, then the Sunday People."=20
Has President Bush forgotten how many Americans have been attacked =
by Muslim terrorists: the murder of two American diplomats in Sudan; the =
first World Trade Center bombing; the bombing of the Oklahoma Federal =
Building; the attack on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia; the downing =
of the TWA plane; the attack on the US Cole; the attack on the American =
embassies in Africa; attacks against American tourists all over the =
world; the recent bombings against American interests in Saudi Arabia =
and Morocco, and this is only a partial list.=20
And surely President Bush has not forgotten how the Muslim =
terrorists murdered over 3,000 Americans in New York and Washington DC =
on 9/11! It certainly is difficult to forget how the Arabs celebrated =
their "victory" of 9/11 by dancing in the streets and handing out cakes =
and candy!=20
Is President Bush trying to forget that the State of Israel has =
had 15,000 terror attacks since the Oslo War started, and that 787 Jews =
have been murdered since September 2000 (the American equivalent would =
be 43,285 people), and that many thousands have been maimed for life?=20
Is President Bush trying to ignore the public reaction of =
Hizbullah to Israel's acceptance of his Road Map? The Hizbullah has =
called on their Muslim brethren to continue their terrorist activities, =
since the suicide attacks have achieved the "victory" over Sharon and =
Israel.=20
President Bush has called for a global war against terrorism. He =
has said that there would be no negotiating with terrorist elements. His =
famous and oft-quoted remark is: "You are either with us or against us =
in the war against terror." So, why has President Bush abandoned Israel, =
which has had 15,000 Arab terror attacks only since September 2000?=20
Many of us thought of Mr. Bush as a deeply devoted and religious =
Christian. Does he only use religion for political reasons when it fits =
his purpose? If he were a real Christian, he would realize the dangers =
of the "Road Map" to Israel and to the United States.=20
Ariel Sharon is just as guilty as President Bush, maybe even more =
so, in this betrayal of Israel. He is the elected leader of Israel and =
was chosen because he promised us security, but many more civilians have =
been killed on his watch than in all the years of Israel's statehood. =
That America has continually pressured Israel to show restraint is no =
excuse. Sharon's primary responsibility is toward the Jewish People, =
both in Israel and the rest of the world.=20
I have speculated in many of my previous radio programs as to what =
has happened to Ariel Sharon, the erstwhile hero of Israel, who helped =
to create many of the so-called "settlements" in Judea and Samaria. I =
have quoted from the many articles he has written, and also from his =
autobiography "Warrior". There is one passage in this book which I find =
particularly relevant.=20
Sharon tells us about his fervent desire to join an elite Jewish =
defense force, the Palmach. However, the Palmach turned over Jewish =
freedom fighters, those not aligned with them, to the British. This was =
in the early 1940s, during the so-called "season". The British either =
imprisoned these freedom fighters or executed them. Ariel Sharon's =
father, therefore, was adamantly opposed to his son joining the Palmach. =
The following is a verbatim quote from Sharon's autobiography =
"WARRIOR": (pgs. 35 & 36)=20
"But it turned out that my father had other ideas. One day as we =
were working together in the orange groves, I glanced up and saw him =
looking at me, his face framed by the branches of a tree. With an =
expression full of concern he said, 'Arik, I want to tell you, anything =
you decide to do with your life is all right with me. But you have to =
promise me one thing. Never, never participate in turning Jews over to =
non-Jews. You must promise me that you will never do that.'=20
"He did not mention the Palmach directly; he didn't have to. =
What he meant was clear enough. The "season" had started up again. And =
what my father thought of this campaign of Jew against Jew can hardly be =
described. As the Haganah's strike force, it had been the Palmach that =
had carried out the hunt. Palmach men had arrested the militants, and =
Palmach men had turned them over to the British. My father could not =
stomach the thought of my being connected with that, and though I badly =
wanted to join, I understood his feelings exactly, and I accepted them."
Ariel Sharon has now done exactly what his father warned against. =
Just as the Palmach did during the "season", he plans to turn over =
fellow Jews of Judea and Samaria to the enemy. Is it a valid excuse that =
he is being pressured by President Bush? No, it isn't! We should recall =
that a brutal pressure by the United States administration (including a =
military embargo) did not deter Prime Minister Ben-Gurion from declaring =
independence in 1948, did not dissuade Prime Minister Eshkol from =
launching the preventive Six Day War in 1967, and did not prevent Prime =
Minister Begin from destroying the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981.=20
Sharon said that he supported the Road Map, because it was not a =
formal agreement, and therefore he did not need to bring it to the =
Knesset. "This is a frame, not an agreement. We have a direction, not an =
agreement." This, of course, is playing with semantics on Sharon's part. =
Maybe that is why his father worried about him when he made him promise =
never, never to participate in turning Jews over to non-Jews. There is =
no getting away from it, Ariel Sharon. You have betrayed the People of =
Israel.=20
We have two important guests tonight, each in a different field, =
but both very committed true Zionists: Professor Sohar, a Professor of =
Medicine who has written a definitive book on American-Israeli relations =
"Israel - Concubine of the Middle East", and Michael Freund, former =
Deputy Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Prime =
Minister's Office.=20
(A recording of this entire program, including the interviews, =
is available on http://www.israelnationalnews.com Click on Radio/On =
Demand Audio)
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has betrayed not only the =
Jewish citizens of Israel, but the Jewish People as a whole, as well as =
the countless Jews who have yearned, and struggled, and died for this =
land. Nor should we forget the countless Christians who have worked with =
heart and soul for Israel - nor the overwhelming majority of American =
Congressmen and Senators who opposed the Road Map. We have all have been =
betrayed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He will go down in infamy in =
the annals of Jewish History for this betrayal of Israel.=20
US President George W. Bush is also a bitter disappointment. =
Maybe, after all, his father and former Secretary of State James Baker =
are indeed the primary influences on his presidency.=20
Former US President Bill Clinton was speaking at a White House =
ceremony in 1998, marking the 50th Anniversary of the State of Israel. =
He said the following: "As a Christian, I do not know how G-d, if He =
were to come down to earth, would divide the Land, over which there is =
dispute now."=20
Unfortunately, US President George W. Bush has gone even further. =
He talks about "occupied" land rather than "disputed" land. He doesn't =
wonder, as a Christian, how G-d would divide the land if He came down to =
earth. He has decided to divide the Holy Land on his own.=20
President George W. Bush must be made to understand that he will =
pay a heavy political price for pushing to create Palestine. American =
Jews and Christians must cry out in protest, not only against the Road =
Map itself, but against the vision behind it, of a terror state within =
the Holy Land. We have to put the President on notice that in the 2004 =
campaign, American Christians and Jews will forge a direct linkage =
between how they vote and how he acts towards Israel. The question is: =
Will he stand by the People of Israel as they struggle to preserve their =
ancestral homeland, or will he choose to defy the Divine Will and reward =
Arab terror with a state carved out of the heartland of Israel?=20
My fear is that the American People will think that Ariel Sharon =
represents the will of the Israeli People. This is very far from the =
truth. Mr. Sharon has always been a superb General and tactician. He =
outmaneuvered the Egyptian army in 1973. He outmaneuvered us, the Women =
in Green, when we tried to demonstrate against his policies in front of =
his residence. Sharon made two clever moves: he transferred the meeting =
to a different place, and he ordered all the public street lights turned =
off where our demonstration took place. We stood in the pitch dark, not =
being seen by anyone.=20
Likewise, he outmaneuvered the Likud Knesset Members by not =
allowing them time to discuss the Road Map proposal. Sharon was accused =
of going against procedure by failing to bring the issue to his own =
Likud Party prior to the vote, but instead forced the 23 Cabinet =
Ministers of the entire coalition into an immediate vote. The vote was =
actually a cliffhanger: 12 for, 7 against, and 4 abstaining ministers, =
who had previously declared they were absolutely against the Road Map. =
In effect, then, the vote was actually 12 to 11. The pressure used by =
Sharon to convince the 4 Likud ministers to abstain was his old canard: =
"This is a dangerous time to go against the United States." Sharon also =
said that it was unnecessary to let the whole Knesset vote on this =
question, as "this is only a frame, not an agreement. we have a =
direction, not an agreement." Who is he fooling?=20
Why does Sharon not want to bring the Road Map agreement to the =
Knesset? Why does he prevent Israelis from demonstrating against his =
policies? Only dictators try to suppress the expression of the will of =
their people!=20
It is therefore very important that American Jews and Christians, =
who live under a truly democratic government, strongly express their =
opinions to their Senators and Congressmen by calling the Capitol Hill =
switchboard 202-224-3121. Most importantly, call President George W. =
Bush, or fax the President at 202-456-2461. His email is =
president@whitehouse.gov=20
The message is simple and powerful:=20
NO to the Road Map
NO to a Palestinian State on Biblical Covenant Land.=20
This is not just an Israel issue, this is not just a Jewish =
issue, this is now an important Christian American issue. If this "Road =
Map" is carried out, the Christian Holy sites will be lost to Christians =
because they will be under Muslim sovereignty.
Therefore, in the call to your Senators, also ask them to vote in =
favor of concurrent Senate Resolution 32, and when you call your =
Congressman, ask him to vote in favor of concurrent House Resolution =
150.=20
Women For Israel's Tomorrow (Women in Green)
POB 7352, Jerusalem 91072, Israel
Tel: 972-2-624-9887 Fax: 972-2-624-5380
mailto:michael@womeningreen.org=20
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=93We are not occupiers. This is the homeland of the Jewish =
people.=94
=97P.M. Ariel Sharon, who earlier this week caused an uproar for =
using the word =91occupation=92 to describe Israeli rule over =
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, backtracked from his remarks, =
explaining that what he had meant was that it is =93not desirable to =
rule over another people.=94=20
If the Arabs put down their weapons today - there would be no =
more violence.=20
If the Jews put down their weapons today - there would be no =
more Israel.=20
DISARM THE PLO.
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a.. The Bi-Polar Nature Of Middle-East Diplomacy Bad intentions =
are rarely the cause of failed diplomacy. But when the diplomats fail to =
examine, or even care to examine the true situation on the ground, =
diplomacy is doomed. This is certainly the case with the current =
attempts to graft a new peace process onto the Middle East. There =
remain, between Israelis and Palestinians, four intractable problems =
that the road map fails entirely to address:=20
b.. Jerusalem Day Israel today celebrates the 36th anniversary =
of its capital's liberation and reunification, but despite Jerusalem Day =
festivities, never has the future of Jerusalem been as fraught with =
uncertainty.=20
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<H2>Washington and the Road Map</H2><STRONG>
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">WHAT HAPPENED TO JUNE 24?</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">WASHINGTON'S BETRAYAL</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">MISREADING THE MAP</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">BETRAYAL OF ISRAEL</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>WHAT HAPPENED TO JUNE =
24?</A></H3>by Saul=20
Singer - Jerusalem Post - May 29, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>S</STRONG></FONT>ince =
September 11,=20
2001, President George W. Bush has outlined, in word and in deed, =
an=20
emerging new architecture for the post-Cold War world.=20
<P>At the center of this architecture seems to be a new Middle =
East. What=20
then, is the relationship, if any, between the nascent Bush =
Doctrine and=20
America's strategy toward the region's most prominent conflict, =
between=20
Arabs and Israelis?=20
<P>The Arab-Israeli conflict presents an obvious challenge to the =
Bush=20
Doctrine, since that doctrine is about ridding the world of =
terrorism, and=20
it is in this conflict that the tool of terror has become so =
prominent.=20
The White House would argue that there is no contradiction, the US =
is=20
attempting to quash terror against Israel with the same fervor it =
is=20
fighting terror against the United States.=20
<P>There remains, however, a distinct difference in strategies, =
and one=20
that goes beyond the fact that here the US is not moving in with =
its own=20
forces, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq.=20
<P>To understand this tension, we must first go back a bit and =
trace how=20
US policy has tacked this way and that in an attempt to find the=20
Arab-Israeli conflict's place in the wider Bush Doctrine.=20
<P>The first period was just after September 11 when the US had =
already=20
decided that the first target would be Afghanistan's Taliban =
regime and=20
the al-Qaida forces it was harboring. At that time, it was =
expected, even=20
assumed, that the US would be much tougher on Yasser Arafat's =
refusal to=20
fight terror in the wake of Bush's statements dividing the world =
into two:=20
those on America's side against terrorism and those not.=20
<P>Instead, the Bush administration's rhetoric toward Arabs and =
Israelis=20
continued unchanged from the Clinton era, in which the US spoke of =
a=20
"cycle of violence" that was the responsibility of both sides to =
end.=20
<P>On September 27, 2001 for example, the State Department =
spokesman went=20
so far as to argue that the terrorism facing Israel and America =
were "two=20
different things," where the former involved "political issues =
that need=20
to be resolved through negotiation" while the latter involved =
"violent=20
people trying to destroy societies." The implication was that =
all-out war=20
was permissable, even necessary, to confront the latter, while =
utmost=20
caution should be applied to the former.=20
<P>Rather than being embraced as an ally in the war against =
terrorism,=20
Israel initially found itself under pressure to be restrained in =
its own=20
self-defense, while the US seemed to be approaching Iran, Syria, =
and=20
Yasser Arafat for help in the fight against al-Qaida.=20
<P>By October 4, 2001, concern in Jerusalem over the US course ran =
so high=20
that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon felt compelled to speak out =
directly=20
against Bush in his controversial "Czechoslovakia" speech.=20
<P>"I call on the Western democracies and primarily on the leader =
of the=20
free world, the United States: Do not repeat the dreadful mistake =
of 1938,=20
when enlightened European democracies decided to sacrifice =
Czechoslovakia=20
for a convenient temporary solution. Do not try to appease the =
Arabs at=20
our expense. This is unacceptable to us. Israel will not be=20
Czechoslovakia. Israel will fight terrorism."=20
<P>The White House called this statement "unacceptable" and Sharon =
subsequently expressed regret for hauling out the most damning of =
all=20
foreign policy analogies. After this, however, the US slowly began =
to=20
speak of Israel's right to defend itself.=20
<P>Speaking of Israel's right to self-defense was verboten before =
because=20
that would imply that Israel was being attacked, which in turn =
would place=20
the blame on the Palestinians, and therefore would unbalance =
America's=20
attempts at evenhandedness. But even after admitting that Israel =
could=20
defend itself, the US continued to empty this statement of meaning =
by=20
opposing the main methods Israel had of doing so, such as air and =
ground=20
incursions into the Palestinian-controlled "Area A," and targeted =
killings=20
of individual terrorists.=20
<P>More broadly, the US model for ending Palestinian terrorism and =
restarting negotiations remained unchanged: pressuring both sides =
to take=20
baby steps toward the other. One envoy after another - George =
Mitchell,=20
George Tenet, Anthony Zinni, Richard Cheney, and Colin Powell - =
all pushed=20
variations on the same theme. Israel would be pressed to reduce =
its=20
military pressure on the Palestinians, in exchange for the =
Palestinians=20
taking varying degrees of responsibility for fighting terrorism=20
themselves.=20
<P>Each plan was painstakingly "evenhanded," paring actions =
required by=20
each side and, by implication, spreading responsibility equally =
between=20
Israel and Palestinians for both the conflict and its resolution.=20
<P>THE CONFLICT itself and the excruciatingly balanced, baby step =
approach=20
to resolving it came to a head in March-April, 2002. In March =
alone, 125=20
Israelis lost their lives in terrorist attacks, including the =
massacre at=20
a Pessah Seder in Netanya's Park Hotel. This wave of terror led to =
Operation Defensive Shield, during which Israel broke out of the =
tacit=20
American straitjacket, and entered Palestinian-controlled West =
Bank towns=20
in force.=20
<P>As the world rose up in indignation and the UN geared up to =
pass a=20
harsh Security Council resolution against Israel, the US stood =
back and=20
let Israel take care of business - for exactly one week. On April =
4, 2002,=20
Bush stood in front of the White House, Powell by his side and =
said=20
"enough is enough," called on Israel to withdraw its forces, and =
announced=20
that he was dispatching Powell to the region.=20
<P>In that speech, Bush again illustrated the tension between =
America's=20
own unlimited fight against terror and the limits to what Israel =
could do=20
in its own fight. On the one hand, Bush said "Terror must be =
stopped. No=20
nation can negotiate with terrorists. For there is no way to make =
peace=20
with those whose only goal is death." On the other hand, Bush made =
repeated references to the need for a Palestinian state, and spoke =
of=20
Israeli responsibilities to make that happen, and to treat =
Palestinians=20
better in the meantime.=20
<P>Powell's mission failed to produce what Bush called for, "an =
immediate=20
cease-fire, immediate resumption of security cooperation with =
Israel=20
against terrorism. An immediate order to crack down on terrorist=20
networks." Yet it was not lost on Washington that Israel's =
operation did=20
succeed in reducing terrorism substantially.=20
<P>Perhaps this is what led to the first real application of the =
Bush=20
Doctrine to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and therefore the greatest=20
innovation in the US approach since the Six Day War: Bush's June =
24 speech=20
calling for a "new Palestinian leadership."=20
<P>The speech was revolutionary because, for the first time, the =
US edged=20
toward placing the bulk of the responsibility for Palestinian =
statehood on=20
the Palestinians themselves. Statehood, which had for decades been =
the=20
implicit goal of US policy, switched from being axiomatic to =
conditional=20
on breaking with terrorism and the leadership that was tainted by =
it.=20
<P>But soon after this policy was announced, the US began sliding =
back=20
into the old paradigm. Just as the US was willing to bend in its=20
opposition to terrorist states in order to build the coalition for =
the war=20
in Afghanistan, it did so again to assuage European opposition to =
the war=20
in Iraq. And so the "road map" was born.=20
<P>The road map contains many of the same elements as Bush's June =
24=20
speech, such as Palestinian statehood and elections, ending =
terrorism, and=20
freezing settlements. Yet instead of front-loading the =
expectations of the=20
Palestinians, as Bush did, the road map returns to the =
painstakingly=20
balanced set of requirements for both sides, like the Mitchell and =
Tenet=20
plans (and the Oslo Accords) that preceded it.=20
<P>Furthermore, the expectation of a year ago that Arafat's =
removal was=20
necessary and would follow that of Saddam Hussein was defused by =
the=20
appointment of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as prime minister.=20
<P>The upshot is that so far, US policy toward the Arab-Israeli =
conflict=20
remains more of an exception to, rather than a natural =
continuation of,=20
the Bush Doctrine's idea that support for terrorism is punishable =
by=20
regime change.=20
<P>The Bush Doctrine has obviously been applied piecemeal, one =
nation at a=20
time. But in the other cases, such as Iran, Syria, and North =
Korea, the=20
sense is that the US has not forgotten that they are on the list, =
barring=20
a radical change in their behavior. Here, the US is playing along =
with the=20
idea that Arafat's regime can be changed without changing him, and =
that=20
Bush's call for democratization before statehood can be fudged.=20
<HR>
<H3>2. <A name=3D2>WASHINGTON'S BETRAYAL</A></H3>by =
Carolyn=20
Glick - Jerusalem Post - May 30, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>F</FONT>rom the beginning of =
May until last=20
Tuesday, the Palestinians carried out 323 terrorist attacks =
against=20
Israeli targets. That is an average of 12 per day. These attacks =
include=20
suicide bombings, penetrations of Israeli towns by gunmen, =
roadside=20
shootings, grenade and anti-tank missile attacks, mortar =
shellings, rocket=20
attacks, assaults, and stabbings.=20
<P>The navy's interception last Tuesday of the Hizbullah arms boat =
en=20
route to Gaza was an indication that the Palestinians are not =
satisfied=20
with the results of their aggression but are intent on improving =
their=20
capabilities. It is also a sign that the Palestinians are not =
acting on=20
their own; they are conducting their terrorist war with the direct =
military support of Iran, Hizbullah's boss, and Syria, Hizbullah's =
enabler.=20
<P>Over the past two weeks, rocket attacks on Sderot from the Gaza =
Strip=20
have markedly increased. On Wednesday, Sderot was attacked twice =
with four=20
rockets. Two rockets scored direct hits on private homes. Luckily, =
the=20
residents were not present when their homes were destroyed, yet =
two women=20
and a young girl were hospitalized for shock.=20
<P>Speaking in Holon last Saturday, Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal =
explained that=20
while it seems as though the IDF's actions in the northern Gaza =
Strip have=20
been unsuccessful in thwarting the rocket attacks, the truth is =
that were=20
the IDF not operating in Beit Hanun, the home of the Kassam rocket =
industry, Sderot would be absorbing "not a few rockets a day, but=20
hundreds."=20
<P>The cargo on board the intercepted boat showed that the =
Palestinians=20
are intent on increasing the effectiveness of their =
attacks.<BR>The navy=20
seized 36 CD-ROMs with instructions on how to make bombs, rockets, =
and=20
various other types of explosives and how to maximize the kill =
rate of=20
suicide bombers on buses. As well, the boat's cargo hold included =
five=20
boxes of 122 mm. rocket fuses and other bomb making components, =
including=20
a radio activation system and electronic delay units.=20
<P>In an interview with Yediot Aharonot on Thursday, Palestinian =
Authority=20
Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas repeated for the 1000th time that he =
has no=20
intention of taking any action against the terrorist =
infrastructure. While=20
he maintains that he is presently negotiating with Hamas to stop =
attacks=20
on Israelis and states that once he has an agreement for a =
cease-fire, he=20
will try to work out arrangements with Fatah and Islamic Jihad, =
Abbas will=20
take no military action against any of the terror networks. "We =
will never=20
have a civil war," he said.=20
<P>He also indicated that Israel must help him to convince =
terrorists to=20
agree to a work stoppage by "releasing prisoners and avoiding =
military=20
operations."=20
<P>For his part, Saeb Erekat was even more succinct. Speaking with =
the=20
Associated Press on Wednesday, he explained that Abbas is aiming =
to get=20
Hamas and Islamic Jihad to agree to wait until after a Palestinian =
state=20
is declared before attacking Israeli targets. In his words, Abbas =
"will=20
insist on this declaration [of a cease-fire] because that's the =
key... for=20
him to go out and tell the Palestinians, 'Look, we've got the =
Israeli=20
government to recognize the Palestinian state, [so] we need two =
years in a=20
peaceful, meaningful peace process."=20
<P>With all this taking place before our eyes, the government =
Sunday=20
agreed to accept the Quartet's road map plan for the swift =
establishment=20
of a Palestinian state. Unbelievably, the cabinet ministers who =
voted in=20
favor of the road map stated that they were doing so even though =
the plan=20
is antithetical to Israel's national interests. Naively, they =
excused=20
their behavior by mentioning that the Bush administration has =
agreed to=20
consider Israel's qualifications to its agreement during the=20
implementation stages of the plan.=20
<P>These 14 qualifications, which the government was too cowed to =
even=20
release officially and therefore simply leaked to reporters, =
would, if=20
accepted, mitigate some of the dangers inherent in the road map. =
But there=20
can be no consolation in this, because the Bush administration has =
made=20
clear that it rejects these qualifications. Secretary of State =
Colin=20
Powell said flat out that there would be "no changes" to the road =
map.=20
<P>It is necessary to point out that the road map forces Israel to =
accept=20
at the outset the establishment of a Palestinian state ruled by =
the PLO on=20
land to which Israel has a legal claim to sovereignty as strong =
as, if not=20
stronger than the PLO's.=20
<P>While Israel is forced to cease taking actions to defend its =
citizens=20
from armed aggression carried out by the Palestinians, the =
Palestinians=20
themselves are requested only to make statements to the effect =
that they=20
are opposed to armed aggression against the State of Israel. While =
Israel=20
must recognize the right of the Palestinians to self-determination =
and to=20
relinquish the right of return of Jews to lands whose sovereignty =
is=20
disputed, the Palestinians are not asked to recognize that the =
State of=20
Israel has a right to exist as the Jewish state.=20
<P>The road map makes no reference to the need for the =
Palestinians to=20
renounce their demand to settle millions of Palestinians within=20
Israel.<BR>Israel, which has absorbed 32 months of unremitting =
terrorist=20
warfare against its civilians warfare directed by the Palestinian=20
Authority is the side the Quartet points to in the road map as the =
villain. Israel must stop defending itself from aggression. Israel =
must=20
accept Palestinian political demands lock, stock, and barrel.=20
<P>Perhaps Prime Minister Ariel Sharon thought that accepting the =
road map=20
would throw the ball back into the Palestinian court. For the past =
two=20
months, the Bush administration placed unrelenting pressure on the =
prime=20
minister to accept the road map "for the president." According to =
some=20
reports, the State Department was even threatening Israel with =
economic=20
and military sanctions if Sharon were to refuse.=20
<P>The Middle East Newsline reported earlier this week that the =
State=20
Department recommended denying Israel $8 billion in loan =
guarantees and $1=20
billion in supplemental military assistance if the government did =
not=20
accept the establishment of a Palestinian state by the end of the =
year as=20
stipulated by the road map.=20
<P>The State Department was also recommending that the =
administration=20
announce an investigation into the use of Apache and Cobra attack=20
helicopters and F-16 fighters by the air force in operations =
against=20
Palestinian terrorists.=20
<P>And yet, immediately after the cabinet announced its decision,=20
Washington announced its plans for a trilateral summit among =
President=20
George W. Bush, Sharon, and Abbas next week. Top administration =
officials=20
are now here busily working to ensure that Sharon will be =
forthcoming with=20
concrete concessions at the Akaba summit to ensure the meeting's=20
"success." So if Sharon thought accepting the road map would =
decrease US=20
pressure, he was dead wrong. Far from lessening the pressure, =
Sharon's=20
decision to accept the road map has only increased US pressure on =
him=20
tenfold.<BR>Since assuming office, Bush has been viewed by many =
Israelis,=20
including by this writer, as the best friend Israel has ever had =
in the=20
White House.=20
<P>In his June 24 speech last year about the Palestinian war =
against the=20
Jewish state, he made quite clear that the Palestinians are the =
aggressor.=20
<P>And yet, in light of the recent actions by the administration, =
actions=20
that are quite simply hostile to the State of Israel, the =
president's=20
credibility as a friend and an ally of the state is necessarily =
placed in=20
doubt.=20
<P>Parallel to his calls for democratization of the PA and demands =
for PA=20
action against terrorism, Bush has distinguished himself as the =
most=20
outspoken champion of Palestinian statehood to have ever occupied =
the Oval=20
Office. Bush is the first US president to have ever adopted the=20
establishment of a Palestinian state as an aim of US foreign =
policy.=20
<P>Bush first made this statement in a letter to Saudi Crown =
Prince=20
Abdullah on August 29, 2001. The announcement came 36 hours after =
Saudi=20
Ambassador Prince Bandar delivered a breathtakingly hostile =
message from=20
Abdullah to the White House that amounted to little less than a=20
declaration of war against the US. According to press accounts, =
Bandar=20
informed National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that because =
of the=20
administration's support for Israel, "the crown prince feels that =
he=20
cannot continue dealing with the United States."=20
<P>Subsequently, the Bush administration sponsored UN Security =
Council=20
Resolution 1397 that for the first time gave Security Council =
support for=20
the establishment of a Palestinian state. Bush, while =
acknowledging=20
Israel's right to self-defense, has never allowed Israel to take =
decisive=20
action against the Palestinian war machine.<BR>In spite of the =
fact that=20
the Palestinian terror threat to Israel is backed by the same =
forces that=20
back al-Qaida and in spite of the fact that Palestinians fought at =
the=20
side of Iraqi Republican Guard units in Baghdad against US forces =
the Bush=20
administration refuses to accept that the Palestinian terrorist =
war=20
against Israel is related to the Arab-Islamist jihad against the =
US.=20
Indeed the administration has labeled "illegitimate" Israeli=20
counterterrorism tactics that are identical to those of the US.=20
<P>And now, today, all that remains of the contents of Bush's =
historic=20
address last June, all that has survived the events of the past =
year, is=20
an unwavering demand from Israel to accept Palestinian statehood=20
immediately.=20
<P>Critics of the president's newest actions against Israel have =
argued=20
persuasively that this new hostility toward Israel and embrace of=20
Palestinian terrorists is inimical to US national security =
interests and=20
deals a harsh blow to the US war on terrorism. From Israel's =
perspective,=20
however, the largest problem with this policy is the one with =
which we=20
never imagined having to contend.=20
<P>This problem is that when judged solely on its actions, the =
Bush=20
administration has shown that while in the past it could be relied =
on for=20
at least a modicum of support, today it no longer views such =
support as=20
concordant with its interests. Therefore we can no longer blindly =
trust=20
its intentions.=20
<P>Whether the current, openly hostile US policy toward Israel is =
the=20
result of the president's own preferences or of bad advice he has =
received=20
from his advisers is impossible to know. But whatever the case, =
this=20
crushing and heartbreaking reality cannot be swept under the rug. =
The=20
threats arrayed against us are too foreboding.=20
<P>We must accept the truth. As presently constituted, the Bush=20
administration's Middle East policy is hostile to the national =
security=20
interests of the State of Israel.=20
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>MISREADING THE MAP</A></H3>by Herb =
Kinon -=20
Jerusalem Post - May 29, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>T</FONT>he unmistakable "music" =
coming out=20
of the Prime Minister's Office in the weeks leading up to Sunday's =
cabinet=20
acceptance of the road map was that the Bush administration =
understood=20
Israel and would support its position.=20
<P>True, President George W. Bush made comments in the White House =
Rose=20
Garden in mid-March about the map being the practical =
implementation of=20
his Middle East vision speech of June 24, but this was largely =
chalked up=20
here as either pandering to the Arabs before the war in Iraq, or =
trying to=20
throw a bone to ally Tony Blair. The message that won the day =
inside the=20
Prime Minister's Office was that of Sharon's all-powerful bureau =
chief Dov=20
Weisglass: "Don't worry, the Americans understand us. The =
Americans are=20
with us."=20
<P>As a result, Israel tried to ignore the map, concentrating =
instead on=20
Bush's "vision."=20
<P>Weisglass's insistence that the White House understood Israel's =
positions led to strain with Ephraim Halevy, head of the National =
Security=20
Council, who warned in internal meetings that Israel was on a =
collision=20
course with the US over the plan. Halevy, however, was effectively =
sidelined on this issue.=20
<P>And then, lo and behold, the country woke up Sunday morning to=20
headlines that the Bush administration is indeed pressing Israel =
to bring=20
the road map to the cabinet, and that Jerusalem's long-discussed=20
reservations would not be included. The Americans may have =
understood=20
Israel's position, but they didn't necessarily agree.=20
<P>Rather than incorporate Israel's reservations in the text, or =
provide=20
side letters that would have anchored Israel's position, the White =
House=20
released a statement saying it shares Israel's view that these are =
"real=20
concerns," and "will address them fully and seriously in the=20
implementation of the road map."=20
<P>Whatever that means.=20
<P>The point is that the country was presented with one picture of =
Washington's position, and woke up to another. And this is not the =
first=20
time with this administration. Prior to the January elections, =
Sharon and=20
his staff had the electorate believing the loan guarantees and =
financial=20
aid Israel needed from the US were in the bag. Visiting senators =
and=20
congressman said consistently that the $8 billion in guarantees =
and $4=20
billion in supplementary military aid were not a done deal, but =
again, the=20
message received was that there was nothing to worry about.=20
<P>Reality, however, was somewhat different. Instead of $8 billion =
in loan=20
guarantees, Israel got $9 billion, and instead of $4 billion in =
aid,=20
Israel received $1 billion.=20
<P>The argument can be made that this is nitpicking. Why make a =
big deal=20
out of $2 billion? But this misses the point. Sharon's office =
created the=20
impression that the Americans were in Israel's pocket on this =
issue - when=20
they clearly were not.=20
<P>The same misreading of American intentions was reflected in the =
overly=20
rosy scenarios painted here for the "day after" Iraq. To hear the =
Prime=20
Minister's Office before the war was to believe that after Iraq,=20
everything would fall into place. The war would change all =
parameters,=20
reduce pressure on Israel, make it easier to get rid of Yasser =
Arafat, and=20
even perhaps sweep the road map off the table.=20
<P>But none of this happened. Which makes one wonder about some of =
the=20
government's other major assumptions.=20
<P>At a press briefing on Sunday following the cabinet meeting, =
two senior=20
government officials speaking off the record said it is clear to =
the=20
Americans that serious moves by the Palestinians to tackle terror =
are=20
preconditions to any significant Israeli action on the road map.=20
<P>When reminded that the language of the map states that the =
steps should=20
be taken in parallel, the thrust of the reply was: "Don't worry, =
the=20
Americans are with us on this."=20
<P>Really? Might we not wake up one morning and find that this =
assumption=20
too was overly sanguine; that the Bush administration doesn't see =
things=20
the way Israel does?=20
<P>No matter how one views this week's cabinet decision, one thing =
is=20
clear: Israel misread US intentions - and not for the first time. =
Which=20
raises a fundamental question: How can there have been such faulty =
diplomatic intelligence?=20
<P>The obvious place to look is at the embassy in Washington. =
After months=20
of feuding between Sharon and his then foreign minister Shimon =
Peres over=20
who should be named ambassador to the US, a compromise candidate =
was=20
finally agreed upon - Danny Ayalon.=20
<P>Ayalon, Sharon's foreign policy adviser for two years, went to=20
Washington with no ambassadorial experience, and without the =
personal=20
clout of his predecessors - people such as Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe =
Arens,=20
Zalman Shoval, Itamar Rabinovich, Simcha Dinitz and Moshe Arad.=20
<P>The road map started to move in August, a short time after =
Ayalon=20
arrived. The plan was downplayed here as yet another European =
initiative -=20
this one put together by the Danes, with input from others - that =
was=20
bound for nowhere. That Sharon was reportedly caught by surprise =
when Bush=20
presented him with a draft of the plan during his October visit =
does not=20
speak well of the diplomatic intelligence job the embassy =
performed.=20
<P>ONE MUST also look at the Foreign Ministry. Where was the =
minister when=20
the plan was first floated, and why was the ministry not working =
either to=20
nip it in the bud if the government felt it didn't reflect =
Israel's=20
interests, or at the very least get Israel's reservations =
incorporated=20
into it?=20
<P>One reason is that back in September, the Foreign Ministry was =
in the=20
hands of Shimon Peres and his director-general Avi Gil, for whom =
the map=20
was welcome. Indeed, in September Peres spoke at the UN about the=20
government's support for international efforts aimed at brokering =
a peace=20
agreement.=20
<P>In November, Binyamin Netanyahu took over the Foreign Ministry =
for a=20
short stint, and immediately called the road map into question, =
saying it=20
should be pushed off until after the war in Iraq. Netanyahu's =
problem,=20
however, was that everything he said was viewed in the context of =
his race=20
against Sharon for the Likud leadership.=20
<P>His comments on the road map drew fire from Sharon, who =
interpreted=20
them as an attempt to throw a wrench into his relations with the =
US -=20
perhaps Sharon's strongest campaign asset. As a result, the road =
map was=20
buried under domestic political concerns.=20
<P>Much of the heavy work on the map took place from mid October =
until the=20
second draft was published on December 20. It was during this =
period that=20
the Quartet members - the US, EU, UN and Russia - along with the=20
Palestinians and other Arab countries, were busy providing input. =
The=20
Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry, however, were much =
less=20
involved - with Sharon and Netanyahu engaged instead in an =
election=20
dog-fight. The result was that Israel's reservations were not =
incorporated=20
into the December 20 plan, and - despite expectations - were not=20
incorporated afterward either.=20
<P>The final point in this triangle is the Prime Minister's =
Office, which=20
has pretty much single-handedly run interference on this issue =
with=20
Washington. And the person doing the leg work there was Weisglass, =
who=20
traveled to the US on numerous occasions since December to thrash =
out the=20
road map.=20
<P>A successful lawyer, Weisglass - who enjoys Sharon's complete =
trust -=20
had little diplomatic experience when he took over as Sharon's =
bureau=20
chief in April 2002. Nevertheless, it was Weisglass handling =
negotiations=20
with Bush's National Security Adviser, Condoleeza Rice, and some =
of the=20
most senior officials in the State Department. Weisglass's critics =
ask=20
whether he might have missed some nuances that those with more =
experience=20
may have picked up.=20
<P>In addition, the internal discussions of the plan took place =
behind=20
closed doors in the Prime Minister's Office - without the input of =
the=20
Knesset or the cabinet. Ministers complained on numerous occasions =
that=20
such a fateful plan should be brought to the cabinet for =
discussion, but=20
Sharon's answer was that he was concerned about leaks, and that =
the plan=20
would be brought for a full discussion in due course.=20
<P>In addition, the Prime Minister's Office was operating on =
certain=20
assumptions that - in retrospect - seem to have been faulty.=20
<P>The first was a tendency to overplay the divisions between the =
State=20
Department and the White House, and a penchant to disregard the =
clear=20
signals coming from the State Department that it viewed the plan =
with=20
utmost seriousness.=20
<P>The second assumption was that the close personal relationship =
between=20
Sharon and Bush would keep Bush from any arm twisting. It did not. =
<P>The third assumption was that the Palestinians would not take =
the=20
reform measures needed to get to the road map's starting gates. =
Weisglass=20
was quoted a few months ago as saying that the reform expectations =
placed=20
on the Palestinians were so great that to perform them they would =
have to=20
transform themselves into "Swedes with blue eyes." What was not =
taken into=20
consideration, quipped one analyst, is that the Europeans would =
declare=20
Mahmoud Abbas a Swede, gaze into his eyes and remark how =
wonderfully blue=20
they are.=20
<P>And the final mistaken assumption was that if Israel just rode =
out the=20
Iraqi war - showing restraint and acting "responsibly" - new =
diplomatic=20
vistas would open up, making the road map irrelevant.=20
<P>Paradoxically, Iraq - and Sharon's reticence in the run up and =
during=20
the war to enter into a conflict with Bush - kept the government =
from=20
seriously challenging the road map. Notice how hard Sharon pushed =
to get=20
publication of the plan delayed until after Iraq.=20
<P>Instead, the opposite took place. Saddam Hussein is out of the =
way,=20
"Iraq" has come and gone, but the road map is being pursued more=20
forcefully now than ever.=20
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>BETRAYAL OF ISRAEL</A></H3>
<H4>How U.S. President Bush and Ariel Sharon Share in the =
Blame!</H4>Women=20
in Green - Ruth Matar - Arutz Sheva English Program, May 28, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>lmost 2,000 years ago, =
the Jewish=20
People were expelled from their homeland. Driven out from their =
land and=20
homeless, they wandered from country to country throughout the =
centuries.=20
Fifty-five years ago, with G-d's help, they finally merited their =
own=20
state.=20
<P>The People of Israel are intertwined with their land - all of =
it - from=20
the depths of their very soul. All the prophets predicted that =
they would=20
return - and lo and behold, this is happening in front of our =
eyes.=20
<P>To counteract this, Muslim terrorists, backed by Arab =
dictatorships,=20
have made it their mission to wage war against the restored State =
of=20
Israel, vowing to battle until its destruction. They have one goal =
in=20
mind: to steal the Promised Land from its rightful owners, the =
Jewish=20
People.=20
<P>Who could have dreamed that an Israeli Prime Minister and the =
United=20
States President would collaborate with Muslim terrorists to =
deprive the=20
Jewish People of their rightful heritage?=20
<P>United States President Bush has abandoned Israel. He well =
knows that a=20
Palestinian state will be a state of terror. He knows that =
militant Islam=20
has waged a war against the West and that Palestinian terror is =
just part=20
of this war against the whole Western Civilization. That is why =
the most=20
popular graffiti on the walls of the Arab world is: "First the =
Saturday=20
People, then the Sunday People."=20
<P>Has President Bush forgotten how many Americans have been =
attacked by=20
Muslim terrorists: the murder of two American diplomats in Sudan; =
the=20
first World Trade Center bombing; the bombing of the Oklahoma =
Federal=20
Building; the attack on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia; the =
downing of=20
the TWA plane; the attack on the US Cole; the attack on the =
American=20
embassies in Africa; attacks against American tourists all over =
the world;=20
the recent bombings against American interests in Saudi Arabia and =
Morocco, and this is only a partial list.=20
<P>And surely President Bush has not forgotten how the Muslim =
terrorists=20
murdered over 3,000 Americans in New York and Washington DC on =
9/11! It=20
certainly is difficult to forget how the Arabs celebrated their =
"victory"=20
of 9/11 by dancing in the streets and handing out cakes and candy! =
<P>Is President Bush trying to forget that the State of Israel has =
had=20
15,000 terror attacks since the Oslo War started, and that 787 =
Jews have=20
been murdered since September 2000 (the American equivalent would =
be=20
43,285 people), and that many thousands have been maimed for life? =
<P>Is President Bush trying to ignore the public reaction of =
Hizbullah to=20
Israel's acceptance of his Road Map? The Hizbullah has called on =
their=20
Muslim brethren to continue their terrorist activities, since the =
suicide=20
attacks have achieved the "victory" over Sharon and Israel.=20
<P>President Bush has called for a global war against terrorism. =
He has=20
said that there would be no negotiating with terrorist elements. =
His=20
famous and oft-quoted remark is: "You are either with us or =
against us in=20
the war against terror." So, why has President Bush abandoned =
Israel,=20
which has had 15,000 Arab terror attacks only since September =
2000?=20
<P>Many of us thought of Mr. Bush as a deeply devoted and =
religious=20
Christian. Does he only use religion for political reasons when it =
fits=20
his purpose? If he were a real Christian, he would realize the =
dangers of=20
the "Road Map" to Israel and to the United States.=20
<P>Ariel Sharon is just as guilty as President Bush, maybe even =
more so,=20
in this betrayal of Israel. He is the elected leader of Israel and =
was=20
chosen because he promised us security, but many more civilians =
have been=20
killed on his watch than in all the years of Israel's statehood. =
That=20
America has continually pressured Israel to show restraint is no =
excuse.=20
Sharon's primary responsibility is toward the Jewish People, both =
in=20
Israel and the rest of the world.=20
<P>I have speculated in many of my previous radio programs as to =
what has=20
happened to Ariel Sharon, the erstwhile hero of Israel, who helped =
to=20
create many of the so-called "settlements" in Judea and Samaria. I =
have=20
quoted from the many articles he has written, and also from his=20
autobiography "Warrior". There is one passage in this book which I =
find=20
particularly relevant.=20
<P>Sharon tells us about his fervent desire to join an elite =
Jewish=20
defense force, the Palmach. However, the Palmach turned over =
Jewish=20
freedom fighters, those not aligned with them, to the British. =
This was in=20
the early 1940s, during the so-called "season". The British either =
imprisoned these freedom fighters or executed them. Ariel Sharon's =
father,=20
therefore, was adamantly opposed to his son joining the Palmach.=20
<P>The following is a verbatim quote from Sharon's autobiography=20
"WARRIOR": (pgs. 35 & 36)=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>"But it turned out that my father had other ideas. One =
day=20
as we were working together in the orange groves, I glanced up =
and saw=20
him looking at me, his face framed by the branches of a tree. =
With an=20
expression full of concern he said, 'Arik, I want to tell you, =
anything=20
you decide to do with your life is all right with me. But you =
have to=20
promise me one thing. Never, never participate in turning Jews =
over to=20
non-Jews. You must promise me that you will never do that.'=20
<P>"He did not mention the Palmach directly; he didn't have to. =
What he=20
meant was clear enough. The "season" had started up again. And =
what my=20
father thought of this campaign of Jew against Jew can hardly be =
described. As the Haganah's strike force, it had been the =
Palmach that=20
had carried out the hunt. Palmach men had arrested the =
militants, and=20
Palmach men had turned them over to the British. My father could =
not=20
stomach the thought of my being connected with that, and though =
I badly=20
wanted to join, I understood his feelings exactly, and I =
accepted=20
them."</P></BLOCKQUOTE>Ariel Sharon has now done exactly what =
his father=20
warned against. Just as the Palmach did during the "season", he =
plans to=20
turn over fellow Jews of Judea and Samaria to the enemy. Is it a =
valid=20
excuse that he is being pressured by President Bush? No, it isn't! =
We=20
should recall that a brutal pressure by the United States =
administration=20
(including a military embargo) did not deter Prime Minister =
Ben-Gurion=20
from declaring independence in 1948, did not dissuade Prime =
Minister=20
Eshkol from launching the preventive Six Day War in 1967, and did =
not=20
prevent Prime Minister Begin from destroying the Iraqi nuclear =
reactor in=20
1981.=20
<P>Sharon said that he supported the Road Map, because it was not =
a formal=20
agreement, and therefore he did not need to bring it to the =
Knesset. "This=20
is a frame, not an agreement. We have a direction, not an =
agreement."=20
This, of course, is playing with semantics on Sharon's part. Maybe =
that is=20
why his father worried about him when he made him promise never, =
never to=20
participate in turning Jews over to non-Jews. There is no getting =
away=20
from it, Ariel Sharon. You have betrayed the People of Israel.=20
<P>We have two important guests tonight, each in a different =
field, but=20
both very committed true Zionists: Professor Sohar, a Professor of =
Medicine who has written a definitive book on American-Israeli =
relations=20
"Israel - Concubine of the Middle East", and Michael Freund, =
former Deputy=20
Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Prime =
Minister's=20
Office.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>(A recording of this entire =
program,=20
including the interviews, is available on=20
http://www.israelnationalnews.com Click on Radio/On Demand=20
Audio)</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>Israeli Prime Minister Ariel =
Sharon has=20
betrayed not only the Jewish citizens of Israel, but the Jewish =
People as=20
a whole, as well as the countless Jews who have yearned, and =
struggled,=20
and died for this land. Nor should we forget the countless =
Christians who=20
have worked with heart and soul for Israel - nor the overwhelming =
majority=20
of American Congressmen and Senators who opposed the Road Map. We =
have all=20
have been betrayed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He will go down =
in=20
infamy in the annals of Jewish History for this betrayal of =
Israel.=20
<P>US President George W. Bush is also a bitter disappointment. =
Maybe,=20
after all, his father and former Secretary of State James Baker =
are indeed=20
the primary influences on his presidency.=20
<P>Former US President Bill Clinton was speaking at a White House =
ceremony=20
in 1998, marking the 50th Anniversary of the State of Israel. He =
said the=20
following: "As a Christian, I do not know how G-d, if He were to =
come down=20
to earth, would divide the Land, over which there is dispute now." =
<P>Unfortunately, US President George W. Bush has gone even =
further. He=20
talks about "occupied" land rather than "disputed" land. He =
doesn't=20
wonder, as a Christian, how G-d would divide the land if He came =
down to=20
earth. He has decided to divide the Holy Land on his own.=20
<P>President George W. Bush must be made to understand that he =
will pay a=20
heavy political price for pushing to create Palestine. American =
Jews and=20
Christians must cry out in protest, not only against the Road Map =
itself,=20
but against the vision behind it, of a terror state within the =
Holy Land.=20
We have to put the President on notice that in the 2004 campaign, =
American=20
Christians and Jews will forge a direct linkage between how they =
vote and=20
how he acts towards Israel. The question is: Will he stand by the =
People=20
of Israel as they struggle to preserve their ancestral homeland, =
or will=20
he choose to defy the Divine Will and reward Arab terror with a =
state=20
carved out of the heartland of Israel?=20
<P>My fear is that the American People will think that Ariel =
Sharon=20
represents the will of the Israeli People. This is very far from =
the=20
truth. Mr. Sharon has always been a superb General and tactician. =
He=20
outmaneuvered the Egyptian army in 1973. He outmaneuvered us, the =
Women in=20
Green, when we tried to demonstrate against his policies in front =
of his=20
residence. Sharon made two clever moves: he transferred the =
meeting to a=20
different place, and he ordered all the public street lights =
turned off=20
where our demonstration took place. We stood in the pitch dark, =
not being=20
seen by anyone.=20
<P>Likewise, he outmaneuvered the Likud Knesset Members by not =
allowing=20
them time to discuss the Road Map proposal. Sharon was accused of =
going=20
against procedure by failing to bring the issue to his own Likud =
Party=20
prior to the vote, but instead forced the 23 Cabinet Ministers of =
the=20
entire coalition into an immediate vote. The vote was actually a=20
cliffhanger: 12 for, 7 against, and 4 abstaining ministers, who =
had=20
previously declared they were absolutely against the Road Map. In =
effect,=20
then, the vote was actually 12 to 11. The pressure used by Sharon =
to=20
convince the 4 Likud ministers to abstain was his old canard: =
"This is a=20
dangerous time to go against the United States." Sharon also said =
that it=20
was unnecessary to let the whole Knesset vote on this question, as =
"this=20
is only a frame, not an agreement. we have a direction, not an =
agreement."=20
Who is he fooling?=20
<P>Why does Sharon not want to bring the Road Map agreement to the =
Knesset? Why does he prevent Israelis from demonstrating against =
his=20
policies? Only dictators try to suppress the expression of the =
will of=20
their people!=20
<P>It is therefore very important that American Jews and =
Christians, who=20
live under a truly democratic government, strongly express their =
opinions=20
to their Senators and Congressmen by calling the Capitol Hill =
switchboard=20
202-224-3121. Most importantly, call President George W. Bush, or =
fax the=20
President at 202-456-2461. His email is president@whitehouse.gov=20
<P>The message is simple and powerful:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>NO to the Road Map<BR>NO to a Palestinian =
State on=20
Biblical Covenant Land.=20
<P>This is not just an Israel issue, this is not just a Jewish =
issue,=20
this is now an important Christian American issue. If this "Road =
Map" is=20
carried out, the Christian Holy sites will be lost to Christians =
because=20
they will be under Muslim =
sovereignty.</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE>Therefore,=20
in the call to your Senators, also ask them to vote in favor of =
concurrent=20
Senate Resolution 32, and when you call your Congressman, ask him =
to vote=20
in favor of concurrent House Resolution 150.=20
<P>Women For Israel's Tomorrow (Women in Green)<BR>POB 7352, =
Jerusalem=20
91072, Israel<BR>Tel: 972-2-624-9887 Fax: 972-2-624-5380<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:michael@womeningreen.org">mailto:michael@womeningreen.org<=
/A>=20
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<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>=93We are not occupiers. This is the homeland =
of the=20
Jewish people.=94</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97P.M. Ariel Sharon, who =
earlier this=20
week caused an uproar for using the word =91occupation=92 to =
describe Israeli=20
rule over Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, backtracked from =
his=20
remarks, explaining that what he had meant was that it is =93not =
desirable=20
to rule over another people.=94=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>If the Arabs put down their weapons today - =
there=20
would be no more violence.=20
<P>If the Jews put down their weapons today - there would be no =
more=20
Israel.=20
<P>DISARM THE PLO.</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL type=3Dsquare><FONT size=3D-1><B>
<LI><A=20
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href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/may03/bipolar.html">=
The=20
Bi-Polar Nature Of Middle-East Diplomacy</A> <FONT =
color=3D#4b4549=20
size=3D-2>Bad intentions are rarely the cause of failed =
diplomacy. But=20
when the diplomats fail to examine, or even care to examine the =
true=20
situation on the ground, diplomacy is doomed. This is certainly =
the case=20
with the current attempts to graft a new peace process onto the =
Middle=20
East. There remain, between Israelis and Palestinians, four =
intractable=20
problems that the road map fails entirely to address: </FONT>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/may03/jday.html">Jer=
usalem=20
Day </A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>Israel today =
celebrates the=20
36th anniversary of its capital's liberation and reunification, =
but=20
despite Jerusalem Day festivities, never has the future of =
Jerusalem=20
been as fraught with uncertainty. </FONT></FONT></B></LI></UL>
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