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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #139 Friday, June 20, 2003=20
1.. LOT AND THE ROADMAP=20
2.. JEWS AND ANTI-JEWS=20
3.. HUDNA: WORSE THAN THE ROADMAP=20
4.. "EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE TARGETING JEWS."=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. LOT AND THE ROADMAP=20
by Alan Perlman - June 16, 2003
Driving the other night from Tel Aviv to my home in Carmel in the =
Hebron Hills, I pondered the absurdity of the Roadmap, and the recent =
meeting between George Bush, Ariel Sharon, and noted terrorist leader =
and Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas.=20
The biblical account of Lot came to mind. No, not the episode in =
which Lot=92s wife turns into a pillar of salt, but the prelude to that =
episode.=20
Two angels, in the guise of men, came to the house of Lot - one =
angel to destroy Sodom, and one to save Lot and his family. The men of =
Sodom, being the men of Sodom, demanded that Lot hand over his guests to =
them for their lusts. What follows must be one of the strangest accounts =
ever. Lot grew up in the home of his righteous and kindly uncle, =
Abraham, from whom he learned the full meaning of hospitality. He would =
not hand over the angels to the men of Sodom.=20
And yet, his similarity to Abraham ends there, for in the next =
breath, he offers the men of Sodom his two unmarried daughters.=20
What is the logic here? To worry about your guests and at the same =
time offer your daughters to the savages. Can anyone understand such =
utter depravity? What could Lot have been thinking?=20
Yet, Israelis find themselves in a similar situation.=20
Israelis live with the fact that whenever the government lifts a =
closure on Palestinians, or announces any other humanitarian gesture, =
terrorist attacks follow like clockwork. They also live with the fact =
that Yasser Arafat always launches terror offensives when diplomatic =
visitors come to Israel, or Israeli representatives go abroad. So it was =
that terrorists murdered Israelis at the Dophinarium during the visit of =
Germany=92s Joschka Fischer, and murdered Israelis at Sbarro=92s during =
Anthony Zinni=92s visit. And several weeks ago, Sharon cancelled his =
planned meeting with Bush following similar attacks.=20
Given these facts, one would expect that when meeting with foreign =
dignitaries, Sharon would enforce or tighten closures. And one would be =
wrong.=20
Sharon always announces humanitarian gestures before such =
meetings. In anticipation of the Roadmap conference, as a confidence =
building measure, Sharon increased the number of work permits for =
Palestinians to 25,000, and released prisoners, including a mass =
murderer. How noble and humane. Protect the poor, suffering Palestinian =
terrorists. So what if they savage our daughters and sons, our parents =
and grandparents?=20
All Israelis are familiar with the above formula. They only =
disagree about motive. Some will suggest that Sharon eases closures =
before a meeting because he really wants to build Palestinian confidence =
and make a true peace. Others will suggest the opposite - that Sharon =
deliberately eases closures before talks so that the ensuing terror =
attacks will ensure that the talks end in failure.=20
And there=92s the rub: motive is irrelevant. Whatever the =
government=92s motive, all Israelis recognize that when the government =
eases the closure, it is effectively offering Jewish blood to satisfy =
Palestinian blood lust. And this Lot-like depravity is not limited to =
Sharon alone. It applies to the whole Oslo process. In perverse, =
misplaced compassion for the Palestinians, Israel released known =
murderers from prison, gave them weapons, and then shrugged off the =
murder of Israelis, calling the murders =93sacrifices for peace.=94 =
Through Oslo, Israel denied its heritage and its rights to its own land, =
including its holiest site. Perhaps people reading the accounts of Oslo =
a thousand years hence will wonder at the utter depravity of the =
process.=20
Yet, this is only half the story. The depravity in the biblical =
account continues. The angels bring Lot inside and strike the men of =
Sodom blind.=20
Now logic would dictate that if you planned to assault someone, =
but you were suddenly struck blind, you might just decide to forgo the =
assault and try to make your way home - but not the men of Sodom. They =
were so thoroughly perverse that, even as they were struck blind, they =
continued to grope for the door to find Lot=92s guests. It is hard to =
imagine such intense lust and deep-rooted perversity.=20
But this was no ordinary blindness. The Hebrew term used for the =
blindness in this episode is =93sanverim=94, an unusual term that may =
well suggest delusion and hallucination. Which brings us to the =
Palestinian side of the equation.=20
Those who know history know that the supposedly indigenous =
Palestinians are, in fact, latecomers who were drawn to the land by the =
opportunities created by the early Jewish settlers. Their =93ancient =
history=94, which they write as they go, is a fabrication, as is their =
Palestinian identity. As recently as British Mandate days, the term =
=93Palestinian=94 was used only to refer to the Jews of Israel - no =
self-respecting Arab would ever have called himself a Palestinian. Even =
Arafat, the leader of the Palestinians, is an Egyptian.=20
This non-nation, with a fabricated history and no real claim to =
the land of Israel, was offered a state by Ehud Barak. Never was a more =
undeserving group so close to a state. But instead of accepting the =
offer, they decided to go to war against Israel. Can one imagine a more =
delusional act?=20
In launching the Oslo war, they=92ve undermined their ostensible =
goal of acquiring an independent state, the Roadmap notwithstanding. =
(Clearly, their actual goal is Israel=92s destruction.) In the process, =
they=92ve impoverished themselves, destroying what little economy they =
had. They=92ve turned their children into savages and turned savagery =
into a form of worship. And they so lust after Jewish blood that they =
gladly kill themselves for the chance to kill Jews. Can anything be more =
perverse?=20
George Bush and Arik Sharon should think long and hard about the =
parallels between Oslo and the biblical account of Lot and Sodom. The =
Roadmap is unlikely to lead to a Palestinian state, but it could have =
major consequences for both Bush and Sharon.=20
The land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people, and G-d promised =
to redeem the Jewish people on their land - the entire land. Unlike the =
fabricated Palestinian people, the Jewish people are eternal. They have =
long memories and they write everything down, including which leaders =
are friends and which are enemies. Mr. Bush is currently seen as a great =
friend of Israel and the Jewish people, but he can undo that in a flash. =
He would do well to consider on which side of the redemption he wants to =
be, and how he wants to be remembered in Jewish history.=20
Mr. Sharon would do well to consider the same, and to consider =
that the signing away of Israeli land and the tearing down of =
settlements have always been followed by the collapse of the responsible =
government.=20
Alan Perlman is a technical writer from Carmel in the Hevron =
hills region. His columns have appeared on IsraelInsider.com, as well as =
the web-sites of Yahoo! News, Aish HaTorah and radio personality Rush =
Limbaugh.=20
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2. JEWS AND ANTI-JEWS
Hatred of Israel is a crutch Arab states have to give up.
BY RUTH WISSE - Wall Street Journal - June 16, 2003=20
The day after Israel's failed assassination attempt on Hamas =
leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a "deeply troubled" President Bush let it be =
known that he did not think such attacks helped Israeli security. He was =
concerned lest the strike undermine the momentum he is trying to create =
for a "two-state" solution to the Palestinian crisis, part of his larger =
effort to extend peace and democracy in the Middle East. In response, =
the Jerusalem Post declared itself deeply troubled, too--by the failure =
of the said operation to eliminate the man who directs terror operations =
in Gaza. The Post believed that the American president would have done =
better to recognize the threat Rantisi represents to American security.=20
The Jerusalem Post has a point. President Bush may understand more =
clearly than his predecessors the nature of the threat to Israel's =
security. The attacks of Sept. 11 brought home to him the similarities =
between the two democracies. Along with most Americans, the Bush =
administration now grasps how the freedoms of an open society leave it =
vulnerable to assault. If America is duty-bound to strike the bases of =
those who threaten its security, no matter how far they are from its =
shores, then Israel, too, which constitutes the fighting front line in =
the war against terror, must root out the terrorists within and along =
its borders.=20
Yet the White House still cannot bring itself to admit the true =
nature of the aggression against Israel. It still tends to treat the =
regional crisis as "a conflict of two people over one land" that can be =
resolved by the creation of a Palestinian state. According to this view, =
since Jews and Arabs both lay claim to the same territory of =
Israel-Palestine, some division of the territory between will bring =
about a peaceful resolution. This is the assumption behind the "road =
map" the president presented at the recent meetings in Egypt and Jordan, =
inviting the Palestinians to halt their terror and Israel to withdraw =
some of its settlements from the disputed lands.=20
Unfortunately, the Arab war against Israel is no more a =
territorial conflict than was al Qaeda's strike against America, and it =
can no more be resolved by the "road map" than anti-Americanism could be =
appeased by ceding part of the U.S. to an Islamist enclave. From the =
moment in 1947 when Jewish leaders accepted and Arab rulers rejected the =
U.N. partition plan of Palestine, the Arab-Israeli conflict bore no =
further likeness to more conventional territorial struggles. Arab rulers =
defied the U.N. charter by denying the legitimacy of a member state. =
Arab countries refused to acknowledge the existence of a single Jewish =
land. Arab rulers did not object to Israel because it rendered the =
Palestinians homeless. Rather, they ensured that the Palestinians should =
remain homeless so that they could organize their politics around =
opposition to Israel.=20
At any point during the past 55 years, Arab governments could have =
helped the Palestinian Arabs settle down to a decent life. They could =
have created the infrastructure of an autonomous Palestine on the West =
Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza territory that Egypt controlled until =
1967, or encouraged the resettlement of Palestinians in Jordan, which =
constitutes the lion's share of the original mandate of Palestine. =
Rather than fund the Palestine Liberation Organization to foment terror =
against Israel they could have endowed Palestinian schools of =
architecture, engineering, medicine and law. What Israel did for its =
refugees from Arab lands, Arabs could have done much more sumptuously =
for the Palestinians displaced by the same conflict. Instead, Arab =
rulers cultivated generations of refugees in order to justify their =
ongoing campaign against the "usurper."=20
This is hardly the first time that the Jews have served as the =
pretext for a politics of opposition. To cite only the most notorious =
example (whose outcome President and Mrs. Bush witnessed during their =
recent tour of Auschwitz), Hitler used the supposedly illegitimate =
presence of the Jews as the excuse for tightening control over all the =
instruments of state. His promise to rid Germany of "the Jewish vermin" =
ushered in an assault on democratic culture that gained popular support =
by targeting an unpopular minority. Anti-Semitism camouflaged the Nazi =
will to power and the imposition of totalitarian controls: In the name =
of limiting the "influence" of the Jews, Hitler delimited the power of =
the courts, the media, and the educational system. As a young German =
named Sebastian Haffner noted at the time, "[the Nazis] provoke a =
general discussion not about their own existence, but about the right of =
their victims to exist." Suddenly, the Nazis had everyone debating the =
question of the Jews rather than questioning the legitimacy of the =
discriminatory laws against them.=20
In almost identical ways, the autocrats who govern Arab societies =
have used the "Zionist entity" to deflect attention from the worst =
aspects of their rule. The unwanted presence of the Jews became the =
rallying point for internal dissatisfaction with the mounting problems =
of Arab regimes. The drumbeat against Israel invited the world to debate =
the iniquities of the Jews rather than question the legitimacy of the =
attacks against them. This comparison is not intended to equate the =
Germans with the Arabs, except in the ways that both exploited =
anti-Semitism to achieve broader political goals. Both used the alleged =
threat of "the Jews" to excuse their own failures. Anti-Semitism in both =
situations linked otherwise warring groups of the Left and Right.=20
The problem with anti-Semitism in its older and newer varieties is =
that it seems to serve its patrons so well. Without question, Arab =
rulers successfully deflected attention from their offenses by their =
decades of war and propaganda against Israel. Even the liberal Western =
media that might have been expected to support a besieged fellow =
democracy have long since focused on alleged Israeli abuses instead of =
on the abuses of their Arab accusers.=20
But, just as happened in Europe, the Arab obsession with Israel =
grew increasingly destructive not only of its Jewish targets but also of =
the sponsoring regimes. Attacking Jews consumed energy that should have =
been directed at alleviating the misery of Arab subjects. Blaming the =
Jews postponed democratization, which begins with people taking =
responsibility for themselves.=20
Moreover, anti-Semitism metastasizes very quickly; its culture of =
hatred and its appeal to violence cannot be contained. Although Arab =
governments tried to direct the war against Israel according to their =
political needs, Islamist and nationalist groups espousing the same =
ideology sprang up independently, sometimes in defiance of government =
control. Anti-Semitism morphed into anti-Americanism--not because =
America supported Israel but because America represented the same =
challenges of an open, democratic, competitive society. The Jews' =
function as a bulwark of democracy was determined by the despots who =
tried to crush them. America did not so much fight on the side of the =
Jews as find itself forced to tackle the anti-Jews.=20
It goes without saying that President Bush must subordinate other =
considerations to America's security and interests. And Americans =
obviously would be better served if there were no conflict in the Middle =
East. Yet until Arab leaders give up the crutch of anti-Semitism they =
can make no real progress toward responsible self-government, and it is =
futile to pretend that obsession with Israel is compatible with =
Palestinian independence. Rantisi greeted the "road map" by organizing =
major attacks against Israel, which he calls "our land, not the land of =
the Jews." America can't hope to win its war against terror while =
ignoring some of its major perpetrators and propagandists.=20
Ms. Wisse, a professor of Yiddish and comparative literature at =
Harvard, is the author of "If I Am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal =
of the Jews" (Free Press, 2001).
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3. HUDNA: WORSE THAN THE ROADMAP
IMRA'S WEEKLY COMMENTARY ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO - 19 June 2003=20
When Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left the impression at Aqaba that =
Israel had lost its resolve -- that when President Bush says "jump" =
Sharon asks only "how high" -- it wasn't lost on the Arabs.=20
The Palestinians, who have always enjoyed the advantage of knowing =
what they actually want, have been wisely following a strategy to =
exploit the apparent Israeli weakness.=20
In fact, the Palestinians are now moving to create a situation =
that is even worse that the one described by the Roadmap. A considerable =
achievement when you consider that the Roadmap itself is a terrible =
document.=20
Here is what the Roadmap says in the first-stage "Security" =
section:=20
"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 anywhere. "
That's "arrest, disrupt, and restrain" -- not "recruit". That's =
"Israelis" -- not "Israeli civilians". That's "anywhere" -- not just =
within the Green Line.=20
"Rebuilt and refocused Palestinian Authority security apparatus =
begins sustained, targeted, and effective operations aimed at =
confronting all those engaged in terror and dismantlement of terrorist =
capabilities and infrastructure. This includes commencing confiscation =
of illegal weapons and consolidation of security authority, free of =
association with terror and corruption."=20
Instead of this we have the proposal of a "hudna": A cease-fire so =
that the terrorists can recruit, train and arm in preparation for =
battle.=20
There is no "hudna" in the Roadmap.=20
What about "confiscation of illegal weapons" and "dismantlement of =
terrorist capabilities and infrastructure"?=20
Abu Mazen, the man President Bush says "doesn't know how to lie", =
proposes to put all the terrorists -- with their weapons -- on the PA's =
security payroll.=20
The terrorists won't be disarmed -- they will have even more =
weapons, thanks to a generous American contribution of hundreds of =
millions of US taxpayers' dollars to Muhammad Dahlan for the security =
forces.=20
What happened to "security authority, free of association with =
terror"?=20
Instead of being "free of association with terror" Dahlan, the =
"young man" President Bush admires so much, is going to create a =
security force dominated by terrorists.=20
Senior Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Tanzim terrorists aren't going to =
come in as buck privates -- they will be officers. And the men they =
bring in, steeped in both ideological fervor and basking in the glory of =
past battles, will have no trouble turning the PA security forces into a =
wing of Hamas/Tanzim.=20
It is interesting to note that years ago when the issue was that =
the PA had too many men serving in the security forces in violation of =
the Oslo agreements, there were plans to transfer the extra men into =
construction and other civilian jobs. Now, instead of reducing the size =
of the PA forces to meet the Oslo limits the plan is to expand it by =
adding in terrorists.=20
What's wrong with a "temporary hudna"?=20
Don't we all deserve a break for a few weeks?=20
What if the Palestinians drop their demand that Israel releases =
the terrorists and that the "hudna" is said to apply to all attacks -- =
not just to attacks against "civilians" within the Green Line?=20
I frankly don't believe that the Palestinians can deliver the =
goods. I think we will find ourselves sucked into a situation in which =
Dahlan goes through the motions trying to stop terror attacks so that =
when Israelis are murdered the American observers can report back to the =
White House that the "young man" Mr. Bush likes so much is making a good =
faith effort.=20
And then we will be told that we shouldn't let the "terrorists =
control the situation", that we should "give Abu Mazen and Dahlan =
another chance" and that "the alternative is worse".=20
But even if the impossible does in fact happens and the shooting =
stops it will still be a "hudna": a cease-fire so that the terrorists =
can recruit, train and arm in preparation for battle.=20
And, indeed, under the "hudna" the terrorists will indeed recruit, =
train and arm in preparation for battle. And they will do this free of =
Israeli interference and by Abu Mazen's plan free of financial worries =
since they will be on the PA payroll.=20
And as time goes on and we watch the pressure will be on to let =
the madness continue.=20
So they have too many weapons. So they have more rockets, =
missiles, etc. So they represent an ever-growing threat. But has it =
really reach a critical point? Is it so bad that we have to stop it even =
that may mean a return to violence? Do we want to bear the blame for =
ending the "hudna"?=20
Once we accept this growing "cocked gun" the madness will only =
stop when the Palestinians believes that it serves their interests. That =
they are indeed prepared for battle.=20
Either way, a hudna is madness for Israel. We simply can't afford =
to trade our long-term interests for what at best may possibly be =
short-term benefits.=20
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & =
Analysis)
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4. "EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE TARGETING JEWS."
by Jeffrey Dunetz - The New York Post - June 11, 2003=20
When I was in grade school, spelling traumatized me. I couldn't =
get the knack -- all those exceptions. "I" before "e" except after "c," =
except for weigh and weird. The rules have so many exceptions, that even =
the exceptions have exceptions. I still get heart palpations just =
thinking about it. That's probably why I studied international politics =
in college -- it's so much easier than spelling.=20
On the world political stage, there is only one exception and it's =
the same for each rule. It's called, "Except when you're targeting =
Jews." Let me explain how it works.=20
Take for example targeted assassinations, like the first lightning =
strike in the recent war against Saddam Hussein, which was followed up =
with more targeted strikes against Saddam, his sons, and others such as =
"Chemical Ali." These hits were hailed as masterstroke by the media. =
U.S. leaders said that they were instrumental in shortening the war.=20
On the other hand, when Israel pursues terrorist leaders with =
targeted strikes, they are criticized by the world community as =
excessive and provocative. That is because Exception #1 of World =
Politics states: Targeted killings of terrorists are okay, except when =
the terrorist is killing Jews.=20
Civilian casualties? This week, the Associated Press reported =
there were over 3,200 civilian deaths in the recent Iraq war. The United =
States government says as much as they have tried, civilian deaths are =
unavoidable because the Iraqi military is breaking the rules of Geneva =
Convention by deploying in civilian areas.=20
It was just a year ago that an Israeli Air Force jet dropped a =
bomb on a Gaza apartment building housing Salah Shehadeh, the commander =
of Hamas who had ordered scores of terrorist acts. In the bombing, 15 =
civilians perished. Israel was severely rebuked.=20
Obviously the IDF never read Exception #2 of World Politics: =
Civilian deaths are to be avoided, but cannot be criticized when the =
enemy is using civilians as human shields... except when you are =
targeting someone who is killing Jews.=20
There is another rule which relates to terrorism. Everyone knows =
that September 11 was terrorism, that the Bali nightclub was terror, =
that the airline shoe bomber was a terrorist. Terrorism is defined as =
"intentionally targeting civilians to advance a political cause." =
Simple, right?=20
But open up you local paper and see how perpetrators of the =
following attacks are described: bus bombing in Jerusalem, Seder =
massacre in Netanya, Bat Mitzvah shooting in Hadera, shopping mall =
bombing in Haifa. Instead of "terror," the media uses terms like =
"militant" and "activist."=20
Which brings us to Exception #3 of World Politics: Do not hesitate =
to call terrorists "terrorists" -- except when they're targeting Jews.=20
And then there's the whole issue of eliminating terror from our =
global landscape. After September 11, President Bush declared war on =
terrorists and "all who harbor them." The issue is black and white. =
There is no negotiating with terrorists. After the recent terror attacks =
in Saudi Arabia, Vice President Cheney declared, "The only way to deal =
with this threat ultimately is to destroy it. There's no treaty that can =
solve this problem. There's no peace agreement, no policy of containment =
or deterrence that works to deal with this threat. We have to go find =
the terrorists."=20
Throughout the 1990s, Yasser Arafat enjoyed full immunity, despite =
not arresting terrorists, stopping funding or confiscating weapons. =
Under his watchful eye (and often with his signature), Palestinian =
terror groups organized, trained, armed -- and killed hundreds. And now =
as the road map begins, Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas has declared =
that he will not forcibly disarm Hamas, preferring instead to work with =
them so that they agree to go along (temporarily) with the diplomatic =
route.=20
This week, faced with 53 separate terror alerts, Israel finally =
decided to take out Hamas co-founder and terror chief Abdel Aziz =
Rantisi. After the missile strike (which Rantisi narrowly escaped), =
world condemnation of the IDF was resounding; President Bush called =
Israel's action "troubling."=20
It highlighted Exception #4 of World Politics: Weed out and fight =
terrorism wherever you may find it... except if the terrorists are =
targeting Jews.=20
Without knowing these basic exceptions to the rules of world =
politics, how can anyone make sense of the Mideast situation? If only =
spelling were so easy...=20
Jeff Dunetz is a 20-year marketing veteran, and a freelance =
writer. He is married and the father of two kids who ask lots of =
questions about being Jewish that he can't answer. Jeff has been active =
in Jewish organizations since his USY days. Presently he is a Member of =
the Board of Trustees of the Dix Hills Jewish Center.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
"We=92re becoming a number now. Another statistic. But you need =
to remember that behind every one is a world. My Noam was the world and =
all that=92s in it. She is not another number."=20
- Galit Leibowitz, whose daughter Noam, 7, was killed on Tuesday =
when terrorists opened fire at the family=92s car on the Trans-Israel =
Highway outside Kfar Saba.=20
'Planting fear among the enemy is the exalted and holy meaning =
of terror."=20
This glorification of Palestinian terrorism by former minister =
Imad Faluji appeared in Al-Hayat al-Jadida, the official Palestinian =
Authority daily on June 9, just days after the Aqaba summit.
Faluji went on to explain that suicide bombings are justified;=20
"We are not terrorists, if the meaning is unjustified =
killing..." therefore, every murder of Israelis is legitimate: "We do =
not regret what we have done "=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. Scanning the Road Map Scorecard And so, when you put aside =
all the emotions the Middle East conflict arouses and examine just the =
facts, the conclusion is clear: The Palestinians cannot be relied upon =
to abide by their commitments, and they cannot be entrusted with a =
state.=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">LOT AND THE ROADMAP </A>
<LI><A href=3D"#2">JEWS AND ANTI-JEWS</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">HUDNA: WORSE THAN THE ROADMAP</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">"EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE TARGETING =
JEWS."</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#6">HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>LOT AND THE ROADMAP </A></H3>by =
Alan Perlman=20
- June 16, 2003<BR>
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>D</FONT>riving the other night =
from Tel=20
Aviv to my home in Carmel in the Hebron Hills, I pondered the =
absurdity of=20
the Roadmap, and the recent meeting between George Bush, Ariel =
Sharon, and=20
noted terrorist leader and Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas.=20
<P>The biblical account of Lot came to mind. No, not the episode =
in which=20
Lot=92s wife turns into a pillar of salt, but the prelude to that =
episode.=20
<P>Two angels, in the guise of men, came to the house of Lot - one =
angel=20
to destroy Sodom, and one to save Lot and his family. The men of =
Sodom,=20
being the men of Sodom, demanded that Lot hand over his guests to =
them for=20
their lusts. What follows must be one of the strangest accounts =
ever. Lot=20
grew up in the home of his righteous and kindly uncle, Abraham, =
from whom=20
he learned the full meaning of hospitality. He would not hand over =
the=20
angels to the men of Sodom.=20
<P>And yet, his similarity to Abraham ends there, for in the next =
breath,=20
he offers the men of Sodom his two unmarried daughters.=20
<P>What is the logic here? To worry about your guests and at the =
same time=20
offer your daughters to the savages. Can anyone understand such =
utter=20
depravity? What could Lot have been thinking?=20
<P>Yet, Israelis find themselves in a similar situation.=20
<P>Israelis live with the fact that whenever the government lifts =
a=20
closure on Palestinians, or announces any other humanitarian =
gesture,=20
terrorist attacks follow like clockwork. They also live with the =
fact that=20
Yasser Arafat always launches terror offensives when diplomatic =
visitors=20
come to Israel, or Israeli representatives go abroad. So it was =
that=20
terrorists murdered Israelis at the Dophinarium during the visit =
of=20
Germany=92s Joschka Fischer, and murdered Israelis at Sbarro=92s =
during=20
Anthony Zinni=92s visit. And several weeks ago, Sharon cancelled =
his planned=20
meeting with Bush following similar attacks.=20
<P>Given these facts, one would expect that when meeting with =
foreign=20
dignitaries, Sharon would enforce or tighten closures. And one =
would be=20
wrong.=20
<P>Sharon always announces humanitarian gestures before such =
meetings. In=20
anticipation of the Roadmap conference, as a confidence building =
measure,=20
Sharon increased the number of work permits for Palestinians to =
25,000,=20
and released prisoners, including a mass murderer. How noble and =
humane.=20
Protect the poor, suffering Palestinian terrorists. So what if =
they savage=20
our daughters and sons, our parents and grandparents?=20
<P>All Israelis are familiar with the above formula. They only =
disagree=20
about motive. Some will suggest that Sharon eases closures before =
a=20
meeting because he really wants to build Palestinian confidence =
and make a=20
true peace. Others will suggest the opposite - that Sharon =
deliberately=20
eases closures before talks so that the ensuing terror attacks =
will ensure=20
that the talks end in failure.=20
<P>And there=92s the rub: motive is irrelevant. Whatever the =
government=92s=20
motive, all Israelis recognize that when the government eases the =
closure,=20
it is effectively offering Jewish blood to satisfy Palestinian =
blood lust.=20
And this Lot-like depravity is not limited to Sharon alone. It =
applies to=20
the whole Oslo process. In perverse, misplaced compassion for the=20
Palestinians, Israel released known murderers from prison, gave =
them=20
weapons, and then shrugged off the murder of Israelis, calling the =
murders=20
=93sacrifices for peace.=94 Through Oslo, Israel denied its =
heritage and its=20
rights to its own land, including its holiest site. Perhaps people =
reading=20
the accounts of Oslo a thousand years hence will wonder at the =
utter=20
depravity of the process.=20
<P>Yet, this is only half the story. The depravity in the biblical =
account=20
continues. The angels bring Lot inside and strike the men of Sodom =
blind.=20
<P>Now logic would dictate that if you planned to assault someone, =
but you=20
were suddenly struck blind, you might just decide to forgo the =
assault and=20
try to make your way home - but not the men of Sodom. They were so =
thoroughly perverse that, even as they were struck blind, they =
continued=20
to grope for the door to find Lot=92s guests. It is hard to =
imagine such=20
intense lust and deep-rooted perversity.=20
<P>But this was no ordinary blindness. The Hebrew term used for =
the=20
blindness in this episode is =93sanverim=94, an unusual term that =
may well=20
suggest delusion and hallucination. Which brings us to the =
Palestinian=20
side of the equation.=20
<P>Those who know history know that the supposedly indigenous =
Palestinians=20
are, in fact, latecomers who were drawn to the land by the =
opportunities=20
created by the early Jewish settlers. Their =93ancient history=94, =
which they=20
write as they go, is a fabrication, as is their Palestinian =
identity. As=20
recently as British Mandate days, the term =93Palestinian=94 was =
used only to=20
refer to the Jews of Israel - no self-respecting Arab would ever =
have=20
called himself a Palestinian. Even Arafat, the leader of the =
Palestinians,=20
is an Egyptian.=20
<P>This non-nation, with a fabricated history and no real claim to =
the=20
land of Israel, was offered a state by Ehud Barak. Never was a =
more=20
undeserving group so close to a state. But instead of accepting =
the offer,=20
they decided to go to war against Israel. Can one imagine a more=20
delusional act?=20
<P>In launching the Oslo war, they=92ve undermined their =
ostensible goal of=20
acquiring an independent state, the Roadmap notwithstanding. =
(Clearly,=20
their actual goal is Israel=92s destruction.) In the process, =
they=92ve=20
impoverished themselves, destroying what little economy they had. =
They=92ve=20
turned their children into savages and turned savagery into a form =
of=20
worship. And they so lust after Jewish blood that they gladly kill =
themselves for the chance to kill Jews. Can anything be more =
perverse?=20
<P>George Bush and Arik Sharon should think long and hard about =
the=20
parallels between Oslo and the biblical account of Lot and Sodom. =
The=20
Roadmap is unlikely to lead to a Palestinian state, but it could =
have=20
major consequences for both Bush and Sharon.=20
<P>The land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people, and G-d =
promised to=20
redeem the Jewish people on their land - the entire land. Unlike =
the=20
fabricated Palestinian people, the Jewish people are eternal. They =
have=20
long memories and they write everything down, including which =
leaders are=20
friends and which are enemies. Mr. Bush is currently seen as a =
great=20
friend of Israel and the Jewish people, but he can undo that in a =
flash.=20
He would do well to consider on which side of the redemption he =
wants to=20
be, and how he wants to be remembered in Jewish history.=20
<P>Mr. Sharon would do well to consider the same, and to consider =
that the=20
signing away of Israeli land and the tearing down of settlements =
have=20
always been followed by the collapse of the responsible =
government.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Alan Perlman is a technical =
writer=20
from Carmel in the Hevron hills region. His columns have =
appeared on=20
IsraelInsider.com, as well as the web-sites of Yahoo! News, Aish =
HaTorah=20
and radio personality Rush Limbaugh. =
</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>JEWS AND ANTI-JEWS</A></H3>
<H4>Hatred of Israel is a crutch Arab states have to give =
up.</H4>BY RUTH=20
WISSE - Wall Street Journal - June 16, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>T</STRONG></FONT>he day =
after=20
Israel's failed assassination attempt on Hamas leader Abdel Aziz =
Rantisi,=20
a "deeply troubled" President Bush let it be known that he did not =
think=20
such attacks helped Israeli security. He was concerned lest the =
strike=20
undermine the momentum he is trying to create for a "two-state" =
solution=20
to the Palestinian crisis, part of his larger effort to extend =
peace and=20
democracy in the Middle East. In response, the Jerusalem Post =
declared=20
itself deeply troubled, too--by the failure of the said operation =
to=20
eliminate the man who directs terror operations in Gaza. The Post =
believed=20
that the American president would have done better to recognize =
the threat=20
Rantisi represents to American security.=20
<P>The Jerusalem Post has a point. President Bush may understand =
more=20
clearly than his predecessors the nature of the threat to Israel's =
security. The attacks of Sept. 11 brought home to him the =
similarities=20
between the two democracies. Along with most Americans, the Bush=20
administration now grasps how the freedoms of an open society =
leave it=20
vulnerable to assault. If America is duty-bound to strike the =
bases of=20
those who threaten its security, no matter how far they are from =
its=20
shores, then Israel, too, which constitutes the fighting front =
line in the=20
war against terror, must root out the terrorists within and along =
its=20
borders.=20
<P>Yet the White House still cannot bring itself to admit the true =
nature=20
of the aggression against Israel. It still tends to treat the =
regional=20
crisis as "a conflict of two people over one land" that can be =
resolved by=20
the creation of a Palestinian state. According to this view, since =
Jews=20
and Arabs both lay claim to the same territory of =
Israel-Palestine, some=20
division of the territory between will bring about a peaceful =
resolution.=20
This is the assumption behind the "road map" the president =
presented at=20
the recent meetings in Egypt and Jordan, inviting the Palestinians =
to halt=20
their terror and Israel to withdraw some of its settlements from =
the=20
disputed lands.=20
<P>Unfortunately, the Arab war against Israel is no more a =
territorial=20
conflict than was al Qaeda's strike against America, and it can no =
more be=20
resolved by the "road map" than anti-Americanism could be appeased =
by=20
ceding part of the U.S. to an Islamist enclave. From the moment in =
1947=20
when Jewish leaders accepted and Arab rulers rejected the U.N. =
partition=20
plan of Palestine, the Arab-Israeli conflict bore no further =
likeness to=20
more conventional territorial struggles. Arab rulers defied the =
U.N.=20
charter by denying the legitimacy of a member state. Arab =
countries=20
refused to acknowledge the existence of a single Jewish land. Arab =
rulers=20
did not object to Israel because it rendered the Palestinians =
homeless.=20
Rather, they ensured that the Palestinians should remain homeless =
so that=20
they could organize their politics around opposition to Israel.=20
<P>At any point during the past 55 years, Arab governments could =
have=20
helped the Palestinian Arabs settle down to a decent life. They =
could have=20
created the infrastructure of an autonomous Palestine on the West =
Bank of=20
the Jordan and the Gaza territory that Egypt controlled until =
1967, or=20
encouraged the resettlement of Palestinians in Jordan, which =
constitutes=20
the lion's share of the original mandate of Palestine. Rather than =
fund=20
the Palestine Liberation Organization to foment terror against =
Israel they=20
could have endowed Palestinian schools of architecture, =
engineering,=20
medicine and law. What Israel did for its refugees from Arab =
lands, Arabs=20
could have done much more sumptuously for the Palestinians =
displaced by=20
the same conflict. Instead, Arab rulers cultivated generations of =
refugees=20
in order to justify their ongoing campaign against the "usurper."=20
<P>This is hardly the first time that the Jews have served as the =
pretext=20
for a politics of opposition. To cite only the most notorious =
example=20
(whose outcome President and Mrs. Bush witnessed during their =
recent tour=20
of Auschwitz), Hitler used the supposedly illegitimate presence of =
the=20
Jews as the excuse for tightening control over all the instruments =
of=20
state. His promise to rid Germany of "the Jewish vermin" ushered =
in an=20
assault on democratic culture that gained popular support by =
targeting an=20
unpopular minority. Anti-Semitism camouflaged the Nazi will to =
power and=20
the imposition of totalitarian controls: In the name of limiting =
the=20
"influence" of the Jews, Hitler delimited the power of the courts, =
the=20
media, and the educational system. As a young German named =
Sebastian=20
Haffner noted at the time, "[the Nazis] provoke a general =
discussion not=20
about their own existence, but about the right of their victims to =
exist."=20
Suddenly, the Nazis had everyone debating the question of the Jews =
rather=20
than questioning the legitimacy of the discriminatory laws against =
them.=20
<P>In almost identical ways, the autocrats who govern Arab =
societies have=20
used the "Zionist entity" to deflect attention from the worst =
aspects of=20
their rule. The unwanted presence of the Jews became the rallying =
point=20
for internal dissatisfaction with the mounting problems of Arab =
regimes.=20
The drumbeat against Israel invited the world to debate the =
iniquities of=20
the Jews rather than question the legitimacy of the attacks =
against them.=20
This comparison is not intended to equate the Germans with the =
Arabs,=20
except in the ways that both exploited anti-Semitism to achieve =
broader=20
political goals. Both used the alleged threat of "the Jews" to =
excuse=20
their own failures. Anti-Semitism in both situations linked =
otherwise=20
warring groups of the Left and Right.=20
<P>The problem with anti-Semitism in its older and newer varieties =
is that=20
it seems to serve its patrons so well. Without question, Arab =
rulers=20
successfully deflected attention from their offenses by their =
decades of=20
war and propaganda against Israel. Even the liberal Western media =
that=20
might have been expected to support a besieged fellow democracy =
have long=20
since focused on alleged Israeli abuses instead of on the abuses =
of their=20
Arab accusers.=20
<P>But, just as happened in Europe, the Arab obsession with Israel =
grew=20
increasingly destructive not only of its Jewish targets but also =
of the=20
sponsoring regimes. Attacking Jews consumed energy that should =
have been=20
directed at alleviating the misery of Arab subjects. Blaming the =
Jews=20
postponed democratization, which begins with people taking =
responsibility=20
for themselves.=20
<P>Moreover, anti-Semitism metastasizes very quickly; its culture =
of=20
hatred and its appeal to violence cannot be contained. Although =
Arab=20
governments tried to direct the war against Israel according to =
their=20
political needs, Islamist and nationalist groups espousing the =
same=20
ideology sprang up independently, sometimes in defiance of =
government=20
control. Anti-Semitism morphed into anti-Americanism--not because =
America=20
supported Israel but because America represented the same =
challenges of an=20
open, democratic, competitive society. The Jews' function as a =
bulwark of=20
democracy was determined by the despots who tried to crush them. =
America=20
did not so much fight on the side of the Jews as find itself =
forced to=20
tackle the anti-Jews.=20
<P>It goes without saying that President Bush must subordinate =
other=20
considerations to America's security and interests. And Americans=20
obviously would be better served if there were no conflict in the =
Middle=20
East. Yet until Arab leaders give up the crutch of anti-Semitism =
they can=20
make no real progress toward responsible self-government, and it =
is futile=20
to pretend that obsession with Israel is compatible with =
Palestinian=20
independence. Rantisi greeted the "road map" by organizing major =
attacks=20
against Israel, which he calls "our land, not the land of the =
Jews."=20
America can't hope to win its war against terror while ignoring =
some of=20
its major perpetrators and propagandists.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Ms. Wisse, a professor of =
Yiddish and=20
comparative literature at Harvard, is the author of "If I Am Not =
for=20
Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews" (Free Press,=20
2001).</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>3. <A name=3D3>HUDNA: WORSE THAN THE =
ROADMAP</A></H3>IMRA'S=20
WEEKLY COMMENTARY ON ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO - 19 June 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>W</FONT>hen Prime Minister =
Ariel Sharon=20
left the impression at Aqaba that Israel had lost its resolve -- =
that when=20
President Bush says "jump" Sharon asks only "how high" -- it =
wasn't lost=20
on the Arabs.=20
<P>The Palestinians, who have always enjoyed the advantage of =
knowing what=20
they actually want, have been wisely following a strategy to =
exploit the=20
apparent Israeli weakness.=20
<P>In fact, the Palestinians are now moving to create a situation =
that is=20
even worse that the one described by the Roadmap. A considerable=20
achievement when you consider that the Roadmap itself is a =
terrible=20
document.=20
<P>Here is what the Roadmap says in the first-stage "Security" =
section:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>"Palestinians declare an unequivocal end to =
violence and=20
terrorism and undertake visible efforts on the ground to arrest, =
disrupt, and restrain individuals and groups conducting and =
planning=20
violent attacks on Israelis anywhere. "</I></BLOCKQUOTE>That's =
"arrest,=20
disrupt, and restrain" -- not "recruit". That's "Israelis" -- not =
"Israeli=20
civilians". That's "anywhere" -- not just within the Green Line.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>"Rebuilt and refocused Palestinian Authority =
security=20
apparatus begins sustained, targeted, and effective operations =
aimed at=20
confronting all those engaged in terror and dismantlement of =
terrorist=20
capabilities and infrastructure. This includes commencing =
confiscation=20
of illegal weapons and consolidation of security authority, free =
of=20
association with terror and corruption." =
</I></BLOCKQUOTE>Instead of this=20
we have the proposal of a "hudna": A cease-fire so that the =
terrorists can=20
recruit, train and arm in preparation for battle.=20
<P><B>There is no "hudna" in the Roadmap. </B>
<P>What about <I>"confiscation of illegal weapons"</I> and=20
<I>"dismantlement of terrorist capabilities and =
infrastructure"</I>?=20
<P>Abu Mazen, the man President Bush says "doesn't know how to =
lie",=20
proposes to put all the terrorists -- with their weapons -- on the =
PA's=20
security payroll.=20
<P>The terrorists won't be disarmed -- they will have even more =
weapons,=20
thanks to a generous American contribution of hundreds of millions =
of US=20
taxpayers' dollars to Muhammad Dahlan for the security forces.=20
<P>What happened to <I>"security authority, free of association =
with=20
terror"?</I>=20
<P>Instead of being "free of association with terror" Dahlan, the =
"young=20
man" President Bush admires so much, is going to create a security =
force=20
dominated by terrorists.=20
<P>Senior Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Tanzim terrorists aren't going =
to come=20
in as buck privates -- they will be officers. And the men they =
bring in,=20
steeped in both ideological fervor and basking in the glory of =
past=20
battles, will have no trouble turning the PA security forces into =
a wing=20
of Hamas/Tanzim.=20
<P>It is interesting to note that years ago when the issue was =
that the PA=20
had too many men serving in the security forces in violation of =
the Oslo=20
agreements, there were plans to transfer the extra men into =
construction=20
and other civilian jobs. Now, instead of reducing the size of the =
PA=20
forces to meet the Oslo limits the plan is to expand it by adding =
in=20
terrorists.=20
<P>What's wrong with a "temporary hudna"?=20
<P>Don't we all deserve a break for a few weeks?=20
<P>What if the Palestinians drop their demand that Israel releases =
the=20
terrorists and that the "hudna" is said to apply to all attacks -- =
not=20
just to attacks against "civilians" within the Green Line?=20
<P>I frankly don't believe that the Palestinians can deliver the =
goods. I=20
think we will find ourselves sucked into a situation in which =
Dahlan goes=20
through the motions trying to stop terror attacks so that when =
Israelis=20
are murdered the American observers can report back to the White =
House=20
that the "young man" Mr. Bush likes so much is making a good faith =
effort.=20
<P>And then we will be told that we shouldn't let the "terrorists =
control=20
the situation", that we should "give Abu Mazen and Dahlan another =
chance"=20
and that "the alternative is worse".=20
<P>But even if the impossible does in fact happens and the =
shooting stops=20
it will still be a "hudna": a cease-fire so that the terrorists =
can=20
recruit, train and arm in preparation for battle.=20
<P>And, indeed, under the "hudna" the terrorists will indeed =
recruit,=20
train and arm in preparation for battle. And they will do this =
free of=20
Israeli interference and by Abu Mazen's plan free of financial =
worries=20
since they will be on the PA payroll.=20
<P>And as time goes on and we watch the pressure will be on to let =
the=20
madness continue.=20
<P>So they have too many weapons. So they have more rockets, =
missiles,=20
etc. So they represent an ever-growing threat. But has it really =
reach a=20
critical point? Is it so bad that we have to stop it even that may =
mean a=20
return to violence? Do we want to bear the blame for ending the =
"hudna"?=20
<P>Once we accept this growing "cocked gun" the madness will only =
stop=20
when the Palestinians believes that it serves their interests. =
That they=20
are indeed prepared for battle.=20
<P>Either way, a hudna is madness for Israel. We simply can't =
afford to=20
trade our long-term interests for what at best may possibly be =
short-term=20
benefits.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director <A=20
href=3D"http://www.imra.org.il/">IMRA</A> (Independent Media =
Review &=20
Analysis)</BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>"EXCEPT WHEN YOU'RE TARGETING=20
JEWS."</A></H3>by Jeffrey Dunetz - The New York Post - June 11, =
2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>W</FONT>hen I was in grade =
school, spelling=20
traumatized me. I couldn't get the knack -- all those exceptions. =
"I"=20
before "e" except after "c," except for weigh and weird. The rules =
have so=20
many exceptions, that even the exceptions have exceptions. I still =
get=20
heart palpations just thinking about it. That's probably why I =
studied=20
international politics in college -- it's so much easier than =
spelling.=20
<P>On the world political stage, there is only one exception and =
it's the=20
same for each rule. It's called, "Except when you're targeting =
Jews." Let=20
me explain how it works.=20
<P>Take for example targeted assassinations, like the first =
lightning=20
strike in the recent war against Saddam Hussein, which was =
followed up=20
with more targeted strikes against Saddam, his sons, and others =
such as=20
"Chemical Ali." These hits were hailed as masterstroke by the =
media. U.S.=20
leaders said that they were instrumental in shortening the war.=20
<P>On the other hand, when Israel pursues terrorist leaders with =
targeted=20
strikes, they are criticized by the world community as excessive =
and=20
provocative. That is because Exception #1 of World Politics =
states:=20
Targeted killings of terrorists are okay, except when the =
terrorist is=20
killing Jews.=20
<P>Civilian casualties? This week, the Associated Press reported =
there=20
were over 3,200 civilian deaths in the recent Iraq war. The United =
States=20
government says as much as they have tried, civilian deaths are=20
unavoidable because the Iraqi military is breaking the rules of =
Geneva=20
Convention by deploying in civilian areas.=20
<P>It was just a year ago that an Israeli Air Force jet dropped a =
bomb on=20
a Gaza apartment building housing Salah Shehadeh, the commander of =
Hamas=20
who had ordered scores of terrorist acts. In the bombing, 15 =
civilians=20
perished. Israel was severely rebuked.=20
<P>Obviously the IDF never read Exception #2 of World Politics: =
Civilian=20
deaths are to be avoided, but cannot be criticized when the enemy =
is using=20
civilians as human shields... except when you are targeting =
someone who is=20
killing Jews.=20
<P>There is another rule which relates to terrorism. Everyone =
knows that=20
September 11 was terrorism, that the Bali nightclub was terror, =
that the=20
airline shoe bomber was a terrorist. Terrorism is defined as=20
"intentionally targeting civilians to advance a political cause." =
Simple,=20
right?=20
<P>But open up you local paper and see how perpetrators of the =
following=20
attacks are described: bus bombing in Jerusalem, Seder massacre in =
Netanya, Bat Mitzvah shooting in Hadera, shopping mall bombing in =
Haifa.=20
Instead of "terror," the media uses terms like "militant" and =
"activist."=20
<P>Which brings us to Exception #3 of World Politics: Do not =
hesitate to=20
call terrorists "terrorists" -- except when they're targeting =
Jews.=20
<P>And then there's the whole issue of eliminating terror from our =
global=20
landscape. After September 11, President Bush declared war on =
terrorists=20
and "all who harbor them." The issue is black and white. There is =
no=20
negotiating with terrorists. After the recent terror attacks in =
Saudi=20
Arabia, Vice President Cheney declared, "The only way to deal with =
this=20
threat ultimately is to destroy it. There's no treaty that can =
solve this=20
problem. There's no peace agreement, no policy of containment or=20
deterrence that works to deal with this threat. We have to go find =
the=20
terrorists."=20
<P>Throughout the 1990s, Yasser Arafat enjoyed full immunity, =
despite not=20
arresting terrorists, stopping funding or confiscating weapons. =
Under his=20
watchful eye (and often with his signature), Palestinian terror =
groups=20
organized, trained, armed -- and killed hundreds. And now as the =
road map=20
begins, Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas has declared that he will =
not=20
forcibly disarm Hamas, preferring instead to work with them so =
that they=20
agree to go along (temporarily) with the diplomatic route.=20
<P>This week, faced with 53 separate terror alerts, Israel finally =
decided=20
to take out Hamas co-founder and terror chief Abdel Aziz Rantisi. =
After=20
the missile strike (which Rantisi narrowly escaped), world =
condemnation of=20
the IDF was resounding; President Bush called Israel's action =
"troubling."=20
<P>It highlighted Exception #4 of World Politics: Weed out and =
fight=20
terrorism wherever you may find it... except if the terrorists are =
targeting Jews.=20
<P>Without knowing these basic exceptions to the rules of world =
politics,=20
how can anyone make sense of the Mideast situation? If only =
spelling were=20
so easy...=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Jeff Dunetz is a 20-year =
marketing=20
veteran, and a freelance writer. He is married and the father of =
two=20
kids who ask lots of questions about being Jewish that he can't =
answer.=20
Jeff has been active in Jewish organizations since his USY days. =
Presently he is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Dix =
Hills=20
Jewish Center. </STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"We=92re becoming a number now. Another =
statistic. But=20
you need to remember that behind every one is a world. My Noam =
was the=20
world and all that=92s in it. She is not another number."=20
</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>- Galit Leibowitz, whose daughter Noam, 7, =
was=20
killed on Tuesday when terrorists opened fire at the family=92s =
car on the=20
Trans-Israel Highway outside Kfar Saba.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>'Planting fear among the enemy is the exalted =
and=20
holy meaning of terror." </STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>This =
glorification of=20
Palestinian terrorism by former minister Imad Faluji appeared in =
Al-Hayat=20
al-Jadida, the official Palestinian Authority daily on June 9, =
just days=20
after the Aqaba summit.<BR>Faluji went on to explain that suicide =
bombings=20
are justified;=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>"We are not terrorists, if the meaning is=20
unjustified killing..." therefore, every murder of Israelis is=20
legitimate: "We do not regret what we have done " =
</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
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l">Scanning=20
the Road Map Scorecard</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-1>And =
so, when you=20
put aside all the emotions the Middle East conflict arouses and =
examine=20
just the facts, the conclusion is clear: The Palestinians cannot =
be=20
relied upon to abide by their commitments, and they cannot be =
entrusted=20
with a state.</FONT> </FONT></B></LI></UL>
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