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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #149 Friday, August 29, 2003=20
1.. FOR AN HONEST ARAFAT POLICY=20
2.. GEE, I'M SCARED NOW!=20
3.. THE PEACE TRAP=20
4.. TERROR STINGS ITS PAL, THE U.N.=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. FOR AN HONEST ARAFAT POLICY
Jerusalem Post Editorial - August 26, 2003=20
For some time now, Israeli policy has been built on the principle, =
perhaps the wish, that Yasser Arafat is "irrelevant." At the same time, =
our officialdom is increasingly arguing that he is the key obstacle to =
any meaningful fight against terrorism. These two ideas are =
irreconcilable.=20
There is another tension in our current policy. When it comes to =
Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz says that no =
leader, whether "political" or "military," has immunity. This is a new =
policy and, if carried out, certainly overdue. But again, if there are =
elements of the Palestinian Authority leadership that are currently =
preventing a crackdown against terrorism, why are they being held =
immune?=20
On Israel Radio yesterday, former OC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. =
(res.) Yomtov Samia said that either Israel should eliminate Arafat, who =
is "preventing Abu Mazen from operating," or end its practice of =
targeted killings completely. Samia argues that Israel must choose =
between depending on the PA to fight terror and doing so itself. What =
makes little sense, he argues, is to attempt to straddle both options.=20
Similarly, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman =
Yuval Steinitz argues that the PA leadership, including Arafat and =
Mahmoud Abbas, should be shipped back to Tunisia, with an eye toward =
holding new internationally supervised elections in a year.=20
In response to such pressures, including from government ministers =
who advocate getting rid of Arafat now, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's =
inner circle reportedly suggests that such measures will be considered =
if there is another major suicide bombing.=20
There is a certain air of surrealism to this discussion. Is Arafat =
responsible for the continuation of terrorism or is he not? If he is, do =
we have to wait for another bus attack to address the problem? If last =
week's slaughter and maiming of so many children is not enough, what =
would be?=20
Every day that we argue that Arafat is responsible for terrorism =
and do nothing about it, we are saying one of two things: either that we =
are lying, or that the terrorism against us is acceptable. Hints that we =
are being restrained because of American pressure do not help make this =
picture more intelligible. Avoiding what sort of American pressure, if =
it really exists, would be worth sacrificing Israeli lives?=20
It would not be surprising if elements of the American government =
were in fact urging Israel to give the PA one "last" chance. Ultimately, =
however, the US cannot be more concerned for and a better judge of our =
security needs than we are. The more likely scenario is not that Israel =
is under American pressure, but that our political/security leadership =
believes that the time is not ripe for choosing between eliminating the =
leaders it blames for terrorism and pretending that someone else will.=20
There never will be a moment in which the world will say to =
Israel: Yes, we agree, you have suffered enough and given the PA every =
possible chance to redeem itself. Or: Yes, we agree, this attack is so =
horrific that you have no choice but to attack not just the foot =
soldiers, but those who give the orders and fan the flames of hate.=20
On Sunday, PA television broadcast a music video intended for =
children. It opens with a young girl rushing home to her mother with =
flowers, but as she approaches, an Israeli rifle appears at the corner =
of the screen and murders her mother in front of her eyes. In the next =
scene, the girl places the flowers intended for her mother on her =
mother's grave. The rest of the five-minute music video is the girl's =
song of mourning and longing for her mother, which she sings over the =
grave. This video, according to Palestinian Media Watch (www.pmw.org.il) =
was broadcast almost daily from January to July, and stopped being =
broadcast two weeks ago. Now it is back to incitement as usual. This, we =
must remember, is not coming from Hamas or Islamic Jihad, but directly =
from the PA.=20
It is time we adopt a policy that reflects our declarations. If, =
as the government claims, the PA has failed to meet its primary =
commitments under the road map an end to terrorism and incitement then =
it has not only ceased to be a "partner," it has become an enemy. And =
if, as the government again claims, it holds Arafat responsible for =
harboring terrorists, then he is a terrorist and must be treated =
accordingly. Anything short of that means our policy is a charade. And =
we can be certain the international community, not to mention to PA =
itself, will draw the appropriate conclusions and act accordingly.=20
See Also: Arafat, Again
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2. GEE, I'M SCARED NOW!
By Ariel Natan Pasko - August 28, 2003=20
One of the most horrendous bus bombings that Israel has ever seen =
just occurred recently in Jerusalem. Jews were returning from evening =
prayers at their most holy site, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount. =
Twenty-one people were murdered, including seven children; over 130 were =
injured, including 40 children. That's two-year-olds, and =
three-year-olds, and six-year-olds, and nine-year-olds, and =
11-year-olds. Of the children uprooted from their families and life, one =
was only three-months-old, another was only 11-months-old, and one lived =
to the ripe old age of three. Pure souls returned to their maker intact. =
A one-month-old infant and an 18-month-old baby girl were among the =
wounded. Who can fathom the depths of evil that perpetrated this, truly =
man's inhumanity to man?=20
This murder-suicide bombing - joint credit was enthusiastically =
claimed by both Hamas and Islamic Jihad - took place when officially =
there was a "hudna" - cease-fire - that both groups had agreed to with =
the Palestinian Authority. The last bus bombing in Jerusalem, two weeks =
before the hudna started, killed 17 people.=20
In fact, since the hudna "started", 28 people have been killed and =
over 160 injured. There have been 210 shooting attacks in Judea, Samaria =
- the West Bank - and Gaza. During the 49 days that the hudna had been =
in effect, before the bus bombing, there were no fewer than 180 =
terrorist attacks, and 40 others that were stopped in time by Israeli =
security forces. The security forces arrested 19 would-be terrorist =
bombers since the PA=92s unilateral hudna - cease-fire - that began on =
June 30th, 2003.=20
An Israel Defense Force spokesperson announced - two days after =
the Jerusalem attack - that a suicide bombing in Haifa was thwarted the =
same day as the bus bombing in Jerusalem. The would-be suicide terrorist =
- who was only 16-years-old - was arrested only a few hours before the =
planned detonation. He had already made his "goodbye" video. The three =
Islamic Jihad members planning to carry out the attack were arrested =
near Araba - southwest of Jenin - and a 10 kg explosive device was =
seized. Some cease-fire huh? I'm not sure I see the difference, do you?=20
After the bus bombing, the Israeli government decided to halt =
contacts with the PA "temporarily" and begin military operations in =
Jenin, Nablus (Shechem), Tulkarm, Ramallah, etc. They went looking for =
more wanted terrorists, arms depots, and bomb factories. No sooner did =
Israel's mini-security cabinet decide that leading terrorist figures =
were fair game again, Israel Air Force attack helicopters shot five =
rockets at the car of one of the most murderous terrorists of all - =
Ismail Abu Shanab. Killing him as well as his two bodyguards.=20
Abu Shanab was a senior Hamas terrorist who was in close contact =
with Hamas leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin and acted as deputy Hamas leader =
when he was abroad. Abu Shanab, in his position as one of the Hamas =
leaders, was responsible for policy decisions, directing and approving =
terrorist attacks. Top Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists are reported =
to be running scared and have gone underground, for fear of Israel's =
long arm of justice.=20
Predictably, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Fatah related Al-Aksa =
Martyrs Brigades - Arafat and Abbas' group - announced that the =
cease-fire was off; it was supposed to last three months, till September =
30th. It's not much of a threat. I hadn't noticed it was on.=20
Hamas "spiritual" leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said his organization =
would take revenge for the assassination. "This [assassination] crosses =
all red lines," Yassin said. Addressing the Israelis, he said,"You will =
pay the price for these crimes." Following the strike, senior Hamas =
official Ismail Abu Haniyah called on PA Prime Minister Abbas to resign =
and leave the Palestinian territories if he wanted to end the intifada =
or wished to extend the temporary cease-fire. "The assassination of Abu =
Shanab... means that the Zionist enemy has assassinated the truce, and =
the Hamas movement holds the Zionist enemy fully responsible for the =
consequences of its crime. We consider ourselves no longer bound by this =
cease-fire," Abu Haniyah told reporters in Gaza.=20
It's almost laughable, their threats, as if they hadn't been doing =
all they could to kill Jews till now. It reminds me of the failed =
Israeli attack on Abdel Aziz Rantisi back in June, where speaking from =
his hospital bed after the attack, Rantisi - political head of Hamas - =
threatened revenge, "We will continue with our holy war and resistance =
until every last criminal Zionist is evicted from this land. By G-d we =
will not leave one Jew alive in Palestine. We will fight them with all =
the strength we have. This is our land, not the Jews," he told the Arab =
TV satellite station Al-Jazeera.=20
Just after that incident, I had to pay a "Shiva" call - a =
condolence visit after someone dies - for thank G-D, someone who died of =
old age. Speaking to one of the mourners - I wanted to try and cheer him =
up - I said, "I have two jokes to tell you, I heard today". In my most =
deadpan delivery I said, "First, I heard Rantisi threatened, that now no =
one is immune, Hamas will target every man, woman, and child in Israel". =
I stared at him waiting, and then he got it. A smile started to break =
across his face. I joked, "As if they weren't already trying to kill =
everyone, with their indiscriminant suicide bombings? Gee, I'm scared =
now!" He agreed.=20
"The second joke," I said, "is that I heard on the radio that one =
of the top Hamas officials was on a live telephone interview with =
Al-Jazeera TV, when he heard something outside, the sound of helicopters =
in the distance. He immediately told the reporter, 'I am sorry, this =
interview is over, I have to go now'. Click went the phone."=20
I told him, "The good news is that all the top Hamas and Islamic =
Jihad terrorists are reported to have gone into hiding. They're all =
running like rats. Those so-called "holy warriors" who send off others =
to murder and die, they're terrified." That cheered him up, and it =
should cheer us all up. Imagine what Israel could accomplish against the =
terrorists and their infrastructure, if it only kept up a sustained =
offensive? Think about it.=20
It's not only Hamas and Islamic Jihad who are frightened but still =
indignant. When PA Prime Minister Abbas heard of the "targeted killing" =
of Abu Shanab, he condemned the assassination. "There is no doubt that =
what the Israeli troops carried out today is an ugly crime," said Abbas =
from outside his office in Ramallah. "We condemn such acts. This is =
against peace and the peace process." He said the same thing after the =
failed Rantisi strike. Abbas's office said in a statement issued =
then,"Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas condemned the criminal =
and terrorist Israeli attack today." Notice that killing terrorists is =
now "criminal", although Abbas himself committed the PA to fight the =
terrorists and uproot them, in the roadmap.=20
PA Prime Minister Abbas, it was reported, telephoned Hamas leader =
Sheik Ahmed Yassin to express his condolences over the death of Abu =
Shanab. The Palestine Media Center - an official arm of the PA - =
reported that about 150,000 people in Gaza attended Abu Shanab's =
funeral. Earlier, it had been reported that fireworks celebrations were =
set off over the Arab part of Hebron and Palestinian radio stations =
began broadcasting upbeat, happy music when news of the bus bombing =
reached them. Who said that Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror against Jews =
doesn't have popular support amongst the Palestinians?=20
Raed Abdel-Hamid Mesk - the bomber - was a 29-year-old teacher and =
prayer leader, the father of two. His wife was five months pregnant with =
their third child. He was finishing his master's degree at A-Najah =
University in Nablus (Shechem). Again, disproving the model promoted by =
pro-Palestinian propaganda and repeated ad nauseum in the media. It is =
not only single, desperate, impoverished, or troubled young Arab men who =
are killing Jews, but women from "good" families - one was almost a =
medical student - and happily married men with jobs and families as =
well. After the bombing an Israeli journalist went to his hometown, =
Hebron. During all the interviews not one single person expressed =
sympathy for the victims of the bombing or their families.=20
Nabil Mesk, Raed's first cousin was supportive of him, "It was his =
decision. He was a faithful Muslim who taught the Koran and knew it by =
heart; he knew what a sin was and what was not." When the journalist =
asked, if they were shocked by the enormity of such a bloody attack on =
civilians, Nabil casually denied that those killed were civilians. "In =
Israel, people are soldiers from the age of one to 100."=20
At the Polytechnic technical college (where they learn to make =
bombs?) none of the students interviewed, admitted that Israel was =
anything but 100 percent at fault for the escalating violence. =
Information technology major Ashraf Tamini didn't see anything wrong =
with the attack. He also was not convinced that the victims were all =
civilians. "In Israel, plenty of people carry guns. How can we tell who =
is in the army and who is not," he said. I guess, he thinks that some =
50-odd children including one, three, and 11-month-olds, were going to =
terrorist summer camp, like his friends' little brothers.=20
But on a better note...=20
Most of the passengers on the bus were religious Jews, returning =
from prayers as I said before. There hasn't been such a high =
concentration of religious Jews killed in a bombing before. But they =
usually are at the scene, involved in the aftermath of these atrocities =
anyway. See, most of the volunteers of ZAKA - the emergency service and =
victim identification organization - are religious Jews as well. ZAKA =
responds to terrorist attacks, car accidents and the like. Their =
volunteers search for body parts and human remains at every terror =
attack, regardless of who is killed and injured, ensuring burial for all =
human remains in complete accordance with Jewish law. ZAKA also deals =
with non-Jewish victims of terror attacks, helping to accommodate other =
religious customs when necessary.=20
There has been a huge outpouring of love and support for the =
victims of the bus bombing within the religious community in Israel. =
Even Israeli television and newspapers has given it unusual coverage. =
The next day after the attack, Israeli television showed scenes of =
people returning to the place of the bombing, thousands, reciting =
Tehilim - Psalms - and praying for the well being of the injured and all =
the Jews in Israel. The injured and their families, who were interviewed =
on television at the hospital that night and the next day, exuded a =
strong faith in G-D, expressing trust in the way He runs the world, =
thanking the security and rescue services, and praying for the full =
recovery of all involved.=20
When asked by reporters how they felt about the fact that it was a =
busload of believing Jews who were killed this time [as opposed to =
Russian immigrant teenagers at a disco, or more secular Israelis out =
shopping in Tel-Aviv or Haifa] everyone without exception answered that =
there is no difference between Jews and prayed that G-D should help them =
all. Such an outpouring of spirituality and love in the midst of =
tragedy, I'm sure, was a refreshing relief to "Joe Israeli TV viewer", =
glued to his set, as many people are during these trying times.=20
Life in Israel goes on, beyond the politics, murder and mayhem all =
around. In the end, people are just trying to live normal lives; Jews in =
their redeemed ancient homeland. Nothing will change that. So, again I =
challenge Hamas defiantly, "Gee, I'm scared now!"=20
Ariel Natan Pasko is an independent analyst & consultant. He has =
a Master's Degree in International Relations & Policy Analysis. His =
articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank =
websites, in newspapers, and can be read at: =
www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko
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3. THE PEACE TRAP
Back to the war, please.
By Michael Ledeen - National Review Online - August 27, 2003=20
For the second time in as many years, President Bush has fallen =
into a trap designed to prevent an American victory against the forces =
of terrorism in the Middle East. The original trap =97 sprung in early =
2002 after the decimation of the Taliban and al Qaeda =97 was the =
so-called "Saudi peace plan," according to which the United States was =
not entitled to liberate Iraq until and unless the Palestinian question =
was "solved." It should have been obvious that this was merely an effort =
to stall our war against the terror masters, since many of the finest =
diplomatic and strategic minds in the world had failed to "solve" the =
problem for more than half a century, and the Saudis themselves were =
actively funding the very Palestinian terrorism that guaranteed the =
failure of any solution. But every Arab country, virtually all of =
Europe, and our own diplomats, from Secretary of State Colin Powell on =
down, urged the president to go for it.=20
This delayed Operation Iraqi Freedom for many months, until =
President Bush realized that nothing could be accomplished with a =
Palestinian tyranny, whereupon he abandoned the Saudi plan, declared =
Yasser Arafat persona non grata, and pressed ahead with the war. But the =
long delay proved very costly. Had we proceeded quickly against the =
terror masters in Baghdad, Tehran, and Damascus (with explicit warnings =
to Riyadh that they would be next if they did not stop financing both =
terrorist organizations and the network of radical jihadist schools and =
mosques that inculcated fanaticism around the world), we would have had =
considerable international support, especially if our war employed a =
mixture of military and political tactics (Iran, for example, required =
no military action at all, but modest support for a democratic =
revolution already under way). But the delay enabled the major opponent =
of the war =97 notably France, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, =
Syria, and Egypt =97 to drag us into the quagmire of the United Nations =
for even further delays, and sabotage our support in Turkey and =
elsewhere.=20
Moreover, by stalling the second battle in the war, our regional =
enemies in Iran and Syria had plenty of time to plan their response to =
our pending occupation of Iraq. As they unhesitatingly and publicly =
proclaimed to anyone who cared to listen, they organized a terror war =
against us, accompanied by jihadist propaganda, mass demonstrations, and =
hostage seizures, just as we experienced in Lebanon in the 1980s. And =
they were true to their word. The mounting terror campaign speaks for =
itself, and, at last count, more than ten Iranian-sponsored radio and =
television stations were broadcasting in or into Iraq.=20
In other words, we cannot win in Iraq without defeating the other =
terror masters as well. Simple common sense required that we do what =
President Bush proclaimed shortly after September 11: move forcefully =
against the terrorist organizations and the states that sponsor and =
support them. But we did not do that. Instead, the president permitted =
himself to be dragged into the same trap he fell into after Afghanistan: =
delaying any further action until the Israel/Palestinian problem was =
"solved." This time it was called a roadmap, but, both in concept and =
consequence, there was no meaningful difference between this scheme and =
the earlier Saudi trap. Just as it was folly to believe that peace could =
be achieved in any part of the Middle East merely because Afghanistan =
had been freed of the grip of the terror masters, so it was a mistake to =
expect terror to end simply because Saddam Hussein had been overthrown. =
Just as the delay after Afghanistan permitted our enemies to organize =
their political, diplomatic, and terrorist forces against us, so our =
current defensive stance enables them to intimidate and indoctrinate the =
Iraqi people, murder our own men and women on the ground, and galvanize =
the president's critics and opponents, both at home and abroad.=20
The president gave voice to a welcome revolutionary doctrine when =
he refused to deal with Yasser Arafat: He said that just as only free =
Middle Eastern countries could be expected to abandon terrorism and join =
us in fighting it, only a free and democratic Palestinian people could =
make a durable peace with Israel. But he has ignored a key corollary to =
that axiom. There can be no peace anywhere in the region so long as the =
terror masters are free to operate. In recent weeks many of the recent =
attacks in Israel have been tracked back to Iran, at the same time that =
numerous Iranian terrorists have been arrested by Iraqi police and =
turned over to American forces.=20
So long as President Bush remains entrapped by the false vision of =
the "peace process" and plays defense in Iraq, initiative passes to the =
terror masters. He often speaks as if he understood his peril, but his =
diplomatic and military policies remain paralyzed by false vision. Iran, =
Syria, and Saudi Arabia organize, fund, and support the terror war in =
Iraq, but instead of supporting freedom fighters in Iran to topple the =
world's major sponsor of terror, we plaintively implore the mullahs to =
hand over some al Qaeda leaders so we can get on with lifting sanctions =
and "normalizing" relations. Instead of bringing real pressure to bear =
on the Baathist regime in Syria and the cunning Wahhabis in Saudi =
Arabia, we plead with the tyrannical leaders of those countries to =
behave better, so we can have better relations.=20
This is unworthy of a serious country, and the peoples of the =
region =97 whose destiny is at stake in this matter. Understand that =
while we say we're at war, we're certainly not waging it at the moment. =
Unless we escape from the trap, it is only a matter of time before our =
soldiers and diplomats in Iraq fall prey to the terror masters on a =
greater scale.=20
The longer we delay the inevitable reckoning, the more costly it =
will be. It's time to get out of the trap and resume the war.=20
=97 Michael Ledeen, an NRO contributing editor, is most recently =
the author of The War Against the Terror Masters. Ledeen is resident =
Scholar in the Freedom Chair at the American Enterprise Institute.
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4. TERROR STINGS ITS PAL, THE U.N.
By Alan M. Dershowitz - Los Angeles Times - August 28, 2003=20
Several days ago I received a phone call from a Brazilian =
journalist who asked me to respond to the charge being made in her home =
country that Israel was at least indirectly to blame for the deadly =
truck bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed, =
among others, a prominent Brazilian diplomat, Sergio Vieira de Mello.=20
I was not surprised at the question, considering its source. Among =
many South Americans, as among many Eastern Europeans, the knee-jerk =
response to nearly every evil is "blame it on the Jews." For example, =
Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Meridiaga, the archbishop of =
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, has blamed the "Jewish media" for the scandal =
involving Catholic priests having sex with young parishioners.=20
But the question got me to thinking: Who does share the blame with =
the terrorists themselves for the horrific explosion that killed and =
injured so many innocent people? Although the primary culprit is clearly =
the terrorist group that planned and executed the mass murder, the =
secondary culprit is the U.N. itself.=20
For more than a quarter of a century, the U.N. has actively =
encouraged terrorism by rewarding its primary practitioners, =
legitimating it as a tactic, condemning its victims when they try to =
defend themselves and describing the murderers of innocent children as =
"freedom fighters." No organization in the world today has accorded so =
much legitimacy to terrorism as has the U.N.=20
Consider the following:=20
=95 There are numerous occupied peoples around the world seeking =
statehood or national liberation, including the Tibetans, Kurds, Turkish =
Armenians and Palestinians. Only one of these groups has received =
official recognition by the U.N., including observer status and =
invitations to speak and participate in committee work. That group is =
the one that invented and perfected modern international terrorism =97 =
namely, the Palestinians.=20
These rewards were first bestowed in the 1970s when the =
Palestine Liberation Organization was unabashedly committed to =
terrorism. In fact, Chairman Yasser Arafat was invited to speak to the =
U.N. General Assembly in 1974 at a time when his organization was =
seeking to destroy a member-state of the U.N. by terrorism.=20
By rewarding Arafat and the PLO for such behavior, the U.N. made =
it clear that the best way to ensure that your cause is leapfrogged =
ahead of others is to adopt terrorism as your primary means of protest. =
The Tibetans, whose land has been occupied more brutally and for a =
longer period than the Palestinians, but who have never practiced =
terrorism, cannot even receive a hearing from the U.N.=20
=95 The U.N. has for years refused to condemn terrorism =
unequivocally, while encouraging and upholding "the legitimacy of the =
struggle for national liberation movements" against "occupation" =97 in =
other words, the use of terrorism against innocent civilians to resist =
occupation. This has sent the message to aggrieved groups that terrorism =
is legitimate.=20
=95 The U.N. has allowed Palestinian terrorists to use =
U.N.-sponsored "refugee camps" like Jenin as terrorist bases. This has =
sent the message to the world that the U.N. closes its eyes to =
terrorism.=20
=95 The U.N. has repeatedly condemned efforts by Israel to =
prevent and respond to terrorism. For example, the Security Council =
condemned Israel for isolating Arafat in the West Bank last year, even =
after it was proved that Arafat remained complicit in acts of terrorism. =
This has sent the message to the victims of terrorism that if =
they fight back they risk sanctions.=20
=95 The U.N. has allowed states such as Syria that sponsor =
terrorism to sit on the Security Council and to chair important =
committees, while denying Israel these same rights. This has sent the =
message that the U.N. applies a double standard when it comes to =
terrorism.=20
The bottom line is that the U.N. has served as an international =
megaphone for the perverse message that any people who feel that they =
are occupied have the right to resist occupation by randomly murdering =
innocent civilians anywhere in the world.=20
Now the chickens have come home to roost. Some Iraqis, who feel =
that they are now occupied, have taken the U.N.'s message to heart and =
are engaged in a "national liberation movement" of the kind long praised =
by the U.N. and are using the tactics rewarded by the U.N. against that =
very organization.=20
Now that the victims of "national liberation terrorism" are U.N. =
employees instead of Jewish babies, maybe the U.N. will finally come to =
its senses and understand that by legitimating and rewarding terrorism, =
they have created a Frankenstein monster that can be turned against any =
nation, organization or group. Unless there is a change, no one will be =
safe from this U.N.-created, -fed and -rewarded monster that threatens =
the entire world.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
=93If we find that Hamas and Islamic Jihad are indeed terror =
groups opposed to peace, we may have to change the EU=92s stand. =
However, we mustn=92t limit ourselves to one, clear cut, position.=94
=97Diplomatic advisor to French President Jacques Chirac, Maurice =
Gourdault-Montagne, in a statement reportedly made to Israel=92s =
Ambassador to France Nissim Zvilli. Mr. Gourdault-Montagne had been =
referring to France=92s objections to placing Hamas and Islamic Jihad on =
the EU=92s list of terror organizations. [Israeli Foreign Ministry =
officials expressed outrage at the French position, calling the attitude =
=93one of criminal negligence.=94] (Jer. Post, Aug. 25, 26)=20
=93President Bush has become Islam=92s biggest enemy.=94
=97Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, referring to the decision by =
the United States to freeze the assets of six Hamas leaders, including =
Rantisi himself. In the aftermath of last week=92s Jerusalem suicide =
bombing which claimed the lives of 20 people and to which Hamas declared =
responsibility, President Bush ordered the assets frozen of five =
European-based organizations that raise money for Hamas. (A.P., Aug. 23) =
=93A Palestinian state will never be built on a foundation of =
violence. Now is the time for every true friend of the Palestinian =
people, every leader in the Middle East, and the Palestinian people =
themselves, to cut off all money and support for terrorists and actively =
fight terror on all fronts. Only then can Israel be secure and the flag =
rise over an independent Palestine.=94
=97U.S. President George W. Bush, in a speech to the American =
Legion designed to defend his foreign policy, declared that American-led =
efforts in Iraq, hunting down Al Qaeda and bringing peace to the Middle =
East were all part of a larger struggle against terrorists. (New York =
Times, Aug. 27)=20
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory =
however long and hard the road may be: For without victory there is no =
survival."=20
Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on May 13, 1940=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. Arafat, Again We, too, cannot be certain that the removal of =
Arafat will bring about the peace we all seek. But we also feel that the =
current situation could hardly be worse. Removing the man chiefly to =
blame for the loss of so much life, rather than rescuing him, seems to =
us one risk well worth taking.=20
b.. Time For a Reality Check The sponsors of the road map =
should declare that the Palestinian side has destroyed any chance of =
progress. Otherwise, they will be rewarding the strategy of terrorism =
and encouraging more in future, not only against Israel but also against =
themselves.=20
c.. Understanding the Settlement Issue Arab propaganda has =
repeatedly branded all types of settlements as "illegal" in accordance =
with the 4th Geneva Convention. However,a look at international law =
shows that the opposite is the truth.=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#2">GEE, I'M SCARED NOW!</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">THE PEACE TRAP</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">TERROR STINGS ITS PAL, THE U.N.</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>FOR AN HONEST ARAFAT =
POLICY</A></H3>Jerusalem=20
Post Editorial - August 26, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>F</FONT>or some time now, =
Israeli policy=20
has been built on the principle, perhaps the wish, that Yasser =
Arafat is=20
"irrelevant." At the same time, our officialdom is increasingly =
arguing=20
that he is the key obstacle to any meaningful fight against =
terrorism.=20
These two ideas are irreconcilable.=20
<P>There is another tension in our current policy. When it comes =
to Hamas=20
and Islamic Jihad, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz says that no =
leader,=20
whether "political" or "military," has immunity. This is a new =
policy and,=20
if carried out, certainly overdue. But again, if there are =
elements of the=20
Palestinian Authority leadership that are currently preventing a =
crackdown=20
against terrorism, why are they being held immune?=20
<P>On Israel Radio yesterday, former OC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. =
(res.)=20
Yomtov Samia said that either Israel should eliminate Arafat, who =
is=20
"preventing Abu Mazen from operating," or end its practice of =
targeted=20
killings completely. Samia argues that Israel must choose between=20
depending on the PA to fight terror and doing so itself. What =
makes little=20
sense, he argues, is to attempt to straddle both options.=20
<P>Similarly, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee =
chairman Yuval=20
Steinitz argues that the PA leadership, including Arafat and =
Mahmoud=20
Abbas, should be shipped back to Tunisia, with an eye toward =
holding new=20
internationally supervised elections in a year.=20
<P>In response to such pressures, including from government =
ministers who=20
advocate getting rid of Arafat now, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's =
inner=20
circle reportedly suggests that such measures will be considered =
if there=20
is another major suicide bombing.=20
<P>There is a certain air of surrealism to this discussion. Is =
Arafat=20
responsible for the continuation of terrorism or is he not? If he =
is, do=20
we have to wait for another bus attack to address the problem? If =
last=20
week's slaughter and maiming of so many children is not enough, =
what would=20
be?=20
<P>Every day that we argue that Arafat is responsible for =
terrorism and do=20
nothing about it, we are saying one of two things: either that we =
are=20
lying, or that the terrorism against us is acceptable. Hints that =
we are=20
being restrained because of American pressure do not help make =
this=20
picture more intelligible. Avoiding what sort of American =
pressure, if it=20
really exists, would be worth sacrificing Israeli lives?=20
<P>It would not be surprising if elements of the American =
government were=20
in fact urging Israel to give the PA one "last" chance. =
Ultimately,=20
however, the US cannot be more concerned for and a better judge of =
our=20
security needs than we are. The more likely scenario is not that =
Israel is=20
under American pressure, but that our political/security =
leadership=20
believes that the time is not ripe for choosing between =
eliminating the=20
leaders it blames for terrorism and pretending that someone else =
will.=20
<P>There never will be a moment in which the world will say to =
Israel:=20
Yes, we agree, you have suffered enough and given the PA every =
possible=20
chance to redeem itself. Or: Yes, we agree, this attack is so =
horrific=20
that you have no choice but to attack not just the foot soldiers, =
but=20
those who give the orders and fan the flames of hate.=20
<P>On Sunday, PA television broadcast a music video intended for =
children.=20
It opens with a young girl rushing home to her mother with =
flowers, but as=20
she approaches, an Israeli rifle appears at the corner of the =
screen and=20
murders her mother in front of her eyes. In the next scene, the =
girl=20
places the flowers intended for her mother on her mother's grave. =
The rest=20
of the five-minute music video is the girl's song of mourning and =
longing=20
for her mother, which she sings over the grave. This video, =
according to=20
Palestinian Media Watch (www.pmw.org.il) was broadcast almost =
daily from=20
January to July, and stopped being broadcast two weeks ago. Now it =
is back=20
to incitement as usual. This, we must remember, is not coming from =
Hamas=20
or Islamic Jihad, but directly from the PA.=20
<P>It is time we adopt a policy that reflects our declarations. =
If, as the=20
government claims, the PA has failed to meet its primary =
commitments under=20
the road map an end to terrorism and incitement then it has not =
only=20
ceased to be a "partner," it has become an enemy. And if, as the=20
government again claims, it holds Arafat responsible for harboring =
terrorists, then he is a terrorist and must be treated =
accordingly.=20
Anything short of that means our policy is a charade. And we can =
be=20
certain the international community, not to mention to PA itself, =
will=20
draw the appropriate conclusions and act accordingly.=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>GEE, I'M SCARED NOW!</A></H3>By =
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Pasko - August 28, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>O</FONT>ne of the most =
horrendous bus=20
bombings that Israel has ever seen just occurred recently in =
Jerusalem.=20
Jews were returning from evening prayers at their most holy site, =
the=20
Western Wall of the Temple Mount. Twenty-one people were murdered, =
including seven children; over 130 were injured, including 40 =
children.=20
That's two-year-olds, and three-year-olds, and six-year-olds, and=20
nine-year-olds, and 11-year-olds. Of the children uprooted from =
their=20
families and life, one was only three-months-old, another was only =
11-months-old, and one lived to the ripe old age of three. Pure =
souls=20
returned to their maker intact. A one-month-old infant and an =
18-month-old=20
baby girl were among the wounded. Who can fathom the depths of =
evil that=20
perpetrated this, truly man's inhumanity to man?=20
<P>This murder-suicide bombing - joint credit was enthusiastically =
claimed=20
by both Hamas and Islamic Jihad - took place when officially there =
was a=20
"hudna" - cease-fire - that both groups had agreed to with the =
Palestinian=20
Authority. The last bus bombing in Jerusalem, two weeks before the =
hudna=20
started, killed 17 people.=20
<P>In fact, since the hudna "started", 28 people have been killed =
and over=20
160 injured. There have been 210 shooting attacks in Judea, =
Samaria - the=20
West Bank - and Gaza. During the 49 days that the hudna had been =
in=20
effect, before the bus bombing, there were no fewer than 180 =
terrorist=20
attacks, and 40 others that were stopped in time by Israeli =
security=20
forces. The security forces arrested 19 would-be terrorist bombers =
since=20
the PA=92s unilateral hudna - cease-fire - that began on June =
30th, 2003.=20
<P>An Israel Defense Force spokesperson announced - two days after =
the=20
Jerusalem attack - that a suicide bombing in Haifa was thwarted =
the same=20
day as the bus bombing in Jerusalem. The would-be suicide =
terrorist - who=20
was only 16-years-old - was arrested only a few hours before the =
planned=20
detonation. He had already made his "goodbye" video. The three =
Islamic=20
Jihad members planning to carry out the attack were arrested near =
Araba -=20
southwest of Jenin - and a 10 kg explosive device was seized. Some =
cease-fire huh? I'm not sure I see the difference, do you?=20
<P>After the bus bombing, the Israeli government decided to halt =
contacts=20
with the PA "temporarily" and begin military operations in Jenin, =
Nablus=20
(Shechem), Tulkarm, Ramallah, etc. They went looking for more =
wanted=20
terrorists, arms depots, and bomb factories. No sooner did =
Israel's=20
mini-security cabinet decide that leading terrorist figures were =
fair game=20
again, Israel Air Force attack helicopters shot five rockets at =
the car of=20
one of the most murderous terrorists of all - Ismail Abu Shanab. =
Killing=20
him as well as his two bodyguards.=20
<P>Abu Shanab was a senior Hamas terrorist who was in close =
contact with=20
Hamas leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin and acted as deputy Hamas leader =
when he=20
was abroad. Abu Shanab, in his position as one of the Hamas =
leaders, was=20
responsible for policy decisions, directing and approving =
terrorist=20
attacks. Top Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists are reported to be =
running=20
scared and have gone underground, for fear of Israel's long arm of =
justice.=20
<P>Predictably, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Fatah related =
Al-Aksa=20
Martyrs Brigades - Arafat and Abbas' group - announced that the =
cease-fire=20
was off; it was supposed to last three months, till September =
30th. It's=20
not much of a threat. I hadn't noticed it was on.=20
<P>Hamas "spiritual" leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said his =
organization=20
would take revenge for the assassination. "This [assassination] =
crosses=20
all red lines," Yassin said. Addressing the Israelis, he said,"You =
will=20
pay the price for these crimes." Following the strike, senior =
Hamas=20
official Ismail Abu Haniyah called on PA Prime Minister Abbas to =
resign=20
and leave the Palestinian territories if he wanted to end the =
intifada or=20
wished to extend the temporary cease-fire. "The assassination of =
Abu=20
Shanab... means that the Zionist enemy has assassinated the truce, =
and the=20
Hamas movement holds the Zionist enemy fully responsible for the=20
consequences of its crime. We consider ourselves no longer bound =
by this=20
cease-fire," Abu Haniyah told reporters in Gaza.=20
<P>It's almost laughable, their threats, as if they hadn't been =
doing all=20
they could to kill Jews till now. It reminds me of the failed =
Israeli=20
attack on Abdel Aziz Rantisi back in June, where speaking from his =
hospital bed after the attack, Rantisi - political head of Hamas - =
threatened revenge, "We will continue with our holy war and =
resistance=20
until every last criminal Zionist is evicted from this land. By =
G-d we=20
will not leave one Jew alive in Palestine. We will fight them with =
all the=20
strength we have. This is our land, not the Jews," he told the =
Arab TV=20
satellite station Al-Jazeera.=20
<P>Just after that incident, I had to pay a "Shiva" call - a =
condolence=20
visit after someone dies - for thank G-D, someone who died of old =
age.=20
Speaking to one of the mourners - I wanted to try and cheer him up =
- I=20
said, "I have two jokes to tell you, I heard today". In my most =
deadpan=20
delivery I said, "First, I heard Rantisi threatened, that now no =
one is=20
immune, Hamas will target every man, woman, and child in Israel". =
I stared=20
at him waiting, and then he got it. A smile started to break =
across his=20
face. I joked, "As if they weren't already trying to kill =
everyone, with=20
their indiscriminant suicide bombings? Gee, I'm scared now!" He =
agreed.=20
<P>"The second joke," I said, "is that I heard on the radio that =
one of=20
the top Hamas officials was on a live telephone interview with =
Al-Jazeera=20
TV, when he heard something outside, the sound of helicopters in =
the=20
distance. He immediately told the reporter, 'I am sorry, this =
interview is=20
over, I have to go now'. Click went the phone."=20
<P>I told him, "The good news is that all the top Hamas and =
Islamic Jihad=20
terrorists are reported to have gone into hiding. They're all =
running like=20
rats. Those so-called "holy warriors" who send off others to =
murder and=20
die, they're terrified." That cheered him up, and it should cheer =
us all=20
up. Imagine what Israel could accomplish against the terrorists =
and their=20
infrastructure, if it only kept up a sustained offensive? Think =
about it.=20
<P>It's not only Hamas and Islamic Jihad who are frightened but =
still=20
indignant. When PA Prime Minister Abbas heard of the "targeted =
killing" of=20
Abu Shanab, he condemned the assassination. "There is no doubt =
that what=20
the Israeli troops carried out today is an ugly crime," said Abbas =
from=20
outside his office in Ramallah. "We condemn such acts. This is =
against=20
peace and the peace process." He said the same thing after the =
failed=20
Rantisi strike. Abbas's office said in a statement issued=20
then,"Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas condemned the =
criminal and=20
terrorist Israeli attack today." Notice that killing terrorists is =
now=20
"criminal", although Abbas himself committed the PA to fight the=20
terrorists and uproot them, in the roadmap.=20
<P>PA Prime Minister Abbas, it was reported, telephoned Hamas =
leader Sheik=20
Ahmed Yassin to express his condolences over the death of Abu =
Shanab. The=20
Palestine Media Center - an official arm of the PA - reported that =
about=20
150,000 people in Gaza attended Abu Shanab's funeral. Earlier, it =
had been=20
reported that fireworks celebrations were set off over the Arab =
part of=20
Hebron and Palestinian radio stations began broadcasting upbeat, =
happy=20
music when news of the bus bombing reached them. Who said that =
Hamas and=20
Islamic Jihad terror against Jews doesn't have popular support =
amongst the=20
Palestinians?=20
<P>Raed Abdel-Hamid Mesk - the bomber - was a 29-year-old teacher =
and=20
prayer leader, the father of two. His wife was five months =
pregnant with=20
their third child. He was finishing his master's degree at A-Najah =
University in Nablus (Shechem). Again, disproving the model =
promoted by=20
pro-Palestinian propaganda and repeated ad nauseum in the media. =
It is not=20
only single, desperate, impoverished, or troubled young Arab men =
who are=20
killing Jews, but women from "good" families - one was almost a =
medical=20
student - and happily married men with jobs and families as well. =
After=20
the bombing an Israeli journalist went to his hometown, Hebron. =
During all=20
the interviews not one single person expressed sympathy for the =
victims of=20
the bombing or their families.=20
<P>Nabil Mesk, Raed's first cousin was supportive of him, "It was =
his=20
decision. He was a faithful Muslim who taught the Koran and knew =
it by=20
heart; he knew what a sin was and what was not." When the =
journalist=20
asked, if they were shocked by the enormity of such a bloody =
attack on=20
civilians, Nabil casually denied that those killed were civilians. =
"In=20
Israel, people are soldiers from the age of one to 100."=20
<P>At the Polytechnic technical college (where they learn to make =
bombs?)=20
none of the students interviewed, admitted that Israel was =
anything but=20
100 percent at fault for the escalating violence. Information =
technology=20
major Ashraf Tamini didn't see anything wrong with the attack. He =
also was=20
not convinced that the victims were all civilians. "In Israel, =
plenty of=20
people carry guns. How can we tell who is in the army and who is =
not," he=20
said. I guess, he thinks that some 50-odd children including one, =
three,=20
and 11-month-olds, were going to terrorist summer camp, like his =
friends'=20
little brothers.=20
<P>But on a better note...=20
<P>Most of the passengers on the bus were religious Jews, =
returning from=20
prayers as I said before. There hasn't been such a high =
concentration of=20
religious Jews killed in a bombing before. But they usually are at =
the=20
scene, involved in the aftermath of these atrocities anyway. See, =
most of=20
the volunteers of ZAKA - the emergency service and victim =
identification=20
organization - are religious Jews as well. ZAKA responds to =
terrorist=20
attacks, car accidents and the like. Their volunteers search for =
body=20
parts and human remains at every terror attack, regardless of who =
is=20
killed and injured, ensuring burial for all human remains in =
complete=20
accordance with Jewish law. ZAKA also deals with non-Jewish =
victims of=20
terror attacks, helping to accommodate other religious customs =
when=20
necessary.=20
<P>There has been a huge outpouring of love and support for the =
victims of=20
the bus bombing within the religious community in Israel. Even =
Israeli=20
television and newspapers has given it unusual coverage. The next =
day=20
after the attack, Israeli television showed scenes of people =
returning to=20
the place of the bombing, thousands, reciting Tehilim - Psalms - =
and=20
praying for the well being of the injured and all the Jews in =
Israel. The=20
injured and their families, who were interviewed on television at =
the=20
hospital that night and the next day, exuded a strong faith in =
G-D,=20
expressing trust in the way He runs the world, thanking the =
security and=20
rescue services, and praying for the full recovery of all =
involved.=20
<P>When asked by reporters how they felt about the fact that it =
was a=20
busload of believing Jews who were killed this time [as opposed to =
Russian=20
immigrant teenagers at a disco, or more secular Israelis out =
shopping in=20
Tel-Aviv or Haifa] everyone without exception answered that there =
is no=20
difference between Jews and prayed that G-D should help them all. =
Such an=20
outpouring of spirituality and love in the midst of tragedy, I'm =
sure, was=20
a refreshing relief to "Joe Israeli TV viewer", glued to his set, =
as many=20
people are during these trying times.=20
<P>Life in Israel goes on, beyond the politics, murder and mayhem =
all=20
around. In the end, people are just trying to live normal lives; =
Jews in=20
their redeemed ancient homeland. Nothing will change that. So, =
again I=20
challenge Hamas defiantly, "Gee, I'm scared now!"=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Ariel Natan Pasko is an =
independent=20
analyst & consultant. He has a Master's Degree in =
International=20
Relations & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly =
on=20
numerous news/views and think-tank websites, in newspapers, and =
can be=20
read at: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko">www.geocities.com/ari=
el_natan_pasko</A></STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>THE PEACE TRAP</A></H3>
<H4>Back to the war, please.</H4>By Michael Ledeen - National =
Review=20
Online - August 27, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>F</FONT>or the second time in =
as many=20
years, President Bush has fallen into a trap designed to prevent =
an=20
American victory against the forces of terrorism in the Middle =
East. The=20
original trap =97 sprung in early 2002 after the decimation of the =
Taliban=20
and al Qaeda =97 was the so-called "Saudi peace plan," according =
to which=20
the United States was not entitled to liberate Iraq until and =
unless the=20
Palestinian question was "solved." It should have been obvious =
that this=20
was merely an effort to stall our war against the terror masters, =
since=20
many of the finest diplomatic and strategic minds in the world had =
failed=20
to "solve" the problem for more than half a century, and the =
Saudis=20
themselves were actively funding the very Palestinian terrorism =
that=20
guaranteed the failure of any solution. But every Arab country, =
virtually=20
all of Europe, and our own diplomats, from Secretary of State =
Colin Powell=20
on down, urged the president to go for it.=20
<P>This delayed Operation Iraqi Freedom for many months, until =
President=20
Bush realized that nothing could be accomplished with a =
Palestinian=20
tyranny, whereupon he abandoned the Saudi plan, declared Yasser =
Arafat=20
persona non grata, and pressed ahead with the war. But the long =
delay=20
proved very costly. Had we proceeded quickly against the terror =
masters in=20
Baghdad, Tehran, and Damascus (with explicit warnings to Riyadh =
that they=20
would be next if they did not stop financing both terrorist =
organizations=20
and the network of radical jihadist schools and mosques that =
inculcated=20
fanaticism around the world), we would have had considerable =
international=20
support, especially if our war employed a mixture of military and=20
political tactics (Iran, for example, required no military action =
at all,=20
but modest support for a democratic revolution already under way). =
But the=20
delay enabled the major opponent of the war =97 notably France, =
Russia,=20
China, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Syria, and Egypt =97 to drag us =
into the=20
quagmire of the United Nations for even further delays, and =
sabotage our=20
support in Turkey and elsewhere.=20
<P>Moreover, by stalling the second battle in the war, our =
regional=20
enemies in Iran and Syria had plenty of time to plan their =
response to our=20
pending occupation of Iraq. As they unhesitatingly and publicly =
proclaimed=20
to anyone who cared to listen, they organized a terror war against =
us,=20
accompanied by jihadist propaganda, mass demonstrations, and =
hostage=20
seizures, just as we experienced in Lebanon in the 1980s. And they =
were=20
true to their word. The mounting terror campaign speaks for =
itself, and,=20
at last count, more than ten Iranian-sponsored radio and =
television=20
stations were broadcasting in or into Iraq.=20
<P>In other words, we cannot win in Iraq without defeating the =
other=20
terror masters as well. Simple common sense required that we do =
what=20
President Bush proclaimed shortly after September 11: move =
forcefully=20
against the terrorist organizations and the states that sponsor =
and=20
support them. But we did not do that. Instead, the president =
permitted=20
himself to be dragged into the same trap he fell into after =
Afghanistan:=20
delaying any further action until the Israel/Palestinian problem =
was=20
"solved." This time it was called a roadmap, but, both in concept =
and=20
consequence, there was no meaningful difference between this =
scheme and=20
the earlier Saudi trap. Just as it was folly to believe that peace =
could=20
be achieved in any part of the Middle East merely because =
Afghanistan had=20
been freed of the grip of the terror masters, so it was a mistake =
to=20
expect terror to end simply because Saddam Hussein had been =
overthrown.=20
Just as the delay after Afghanistan permitted our enemies to =
organize=20
their political, diplomatic, and terrorist forces against us, so =
our=20
current defensive stance enables them to intimidate and =
indoctrinate the=20
Iraqi people, murder our own men and women on the ground, and =
galvanize=20
the president's critics and opponents, both at home and abroad.=20
<P>The president gave voice to a welcome revolutionary doctrine =
when he=20
refused to deal with Yasser Arafat: He said that just as only free =
Middle=20
Eastern countries could be expected to abandon terrorism and join =
us in=20
fighting it, only a free and democratic Palestinian people could =
make a=20
durable peace with Israel. But he has ignored a key corollary to =
that=20
axiom. There can be no peace anywhere in the region so long as the =
terror=20
masters are free to operate. In recent weeks many of the recent =
attacks in=20
Israel have been tracked back to Iran, at the same time that =
numerous=20
Iranian terrorists have been arrested by Iraqi police and turned =
over to=20
American forces.=20
<P>So long as President Bush remains entrapped by the false vision =
of the=20
"peace process" and plays defense in Iraq, initiative passes to =
the terror=20
masters. He often speaks as if he understood his peril, but his =
diplomatic=20
and military policies remain paralyzed by false vision. Iran, =
Syria, and=20
Saudi Arabia organize, fund, and support the terror war in Iraq, =
but=20
instead of supporting freedom fighters in Iran to topple the =
world's major=20
sponsor of terror, we plaintively implore the mullahs to hand over =
some al=20
Qaeda leaders so we can get on with lifting sanctions and =
"normalizing"=20
relations. Instead of bringing real pressure to bear on the =
Baathist=20
regime in Syria and the cunning Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia, we plead =
with=20
the tyrannical leaders of those countries to behave better, so we =
can have=20
better relations.=20
<P>This is unworthy of a serious country, and the peoples of the =
region =97=20
whose destiny is at stake in this matter. Understand that while we =
say=20
we're at war, we're certainly not waging it at the moment. Unless =
we=20
escape from the trap, it is only a matter of time before our =
soldiers and=20
diplomats in Iraq fall prey to the terror masters on a greater =
scale.=20
<P>The longer we delay the inevitable reckoning, the more costly =
it will=20
be. It's time to get out of the trap and resume the war.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>=97 Michael Ledeen, an NRO =
contributing=20
editor, is most recently the author of The War Against the =
Terror=20
Masters. Ledeen is resident Scholar in the Freedom Chair at the =
American=20
Enterprise Institute.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>TERROR STINGS ITS PAL, THE =
U.N.</A></H3>
<DIV>By Alan M. Dershowitz - Los Angeles Times - August 28, 2003 =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>S</FONT>everal days ago I =
received a=20
phone call from a Brazilian journalist who asked me to respond to =
the=20
charge being made in her home country that Israel was at least =
indirectly=20
to blame for the deadly truck bombing of the United Nations =
headquarters=20
in Baghdad that killed, among others, a prominent Brazilian =
diplomat,=20
Sergio Vieira de Mello. </DIV>
<P>I was not surprised at the question, considering its source. =
Among many=20
South Americans, as among many Eastern Europeans, the knee-jerk =
response=20
to nearly every evil is "blame it on the Jews." For example, =
Cardinal=20
Oscar Andres Rodriguez Meridiaga, the archbishop of Tegucigalpa, =
Honduras,=20
has blamed the "Jewish media" for the scandal involving Catholic =
priests=20
having sex with young parishioners.=20
<P>But the question got me to thinking: Who does share the blame =
with the=20
terrorists themselves for the horrific explosion that killed and =
injured=20
so many innocent people? Although the primary culprit is clearly =
the=20
terrorist group that planned and executed the mass murder, the =
secondary=20
culprit is the U.N. itself.=20
<P>For more than a quarter of a century, the U.N. has actively =
encouraged=20
terrorism by rewarding its primary practitioners, legitimating it =
as a=20
tactic, condemning its victims when they try to defend themselves =
and=20
describing the murderers of innocent children as "freedom =
fighters." No=20
organization in the world today has accorded so much legitimacy to =
terrorism as has the U.N.=20
<P>Consider the following:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>=95 There are numerous occupied peoples around the =
world=20
seeking statehood or national liberation, including the =
Tibetans, Kurds,=20
Turkish Armenians and Palestinians. Only one of these groups has =
received official recognition by the U.N., including observer =
status and=20
invitations to speak and participate in committee work. That =
group is=20
the one that invented and perfected modern international =
terrorism =97=20
namely, the Palestinians.=20
<P>These rewards were first bestowed in the 1970s when the =
Palestine=20
Liberation Organization was unabashedly committed to terrorism. =
In fact,=20
Chairman Yasser Arafat was invited to speak to the U.N. General =
Assembly=20
in 1974 at a time when his organization was seeking to destroy a =
member-state of the U.N. by terrorism.=20
<P>By rewarding Arafat and the PLO for such behavior, the U.N. =
made it=20
clear that the best way to ensure that your cause is leapfrogged =
ahead=20
of others is to adopt terrorism as your primary means of =
protest. The=20
Tibetans, whose land has been occupied more brutally and for a =
longer=20
period than the Palestinians, but who have never practiced =
terrorism,=20
cannot even receive a hearing from the U.N.=20
<P>=95 The U.N. has for years refused to condemn terrorism =
unequivocally,=20
while encouraging and upholding "the legitimacy of the struggle =
for=20
national liberation movements" against "occupation" =97 in other =
words,=20
the use of terrorism against innocent civilians to resist =
occupation.=20
This has sent the message to aggrieved groups that terrorism is=20
legitimate.=20
<P>=95 The U.N. has allowed Palestinian terrorists to use =
U.N.-sponsored=20
"refugee camps" like Jenin as terrorist bases. This has sent the =
message=20
to the world that the U.N. closes its eyes to terrorism.=20
<P>=95 The U.N. has repeatedly condemned efforts by Israel to =
prevent and=20
respond to terrorism. For example, the Security Council =
condemned Israel=20
for isolating Arafat in the West Bank last year, even after it =
was=20
proved that Arafat remained complicit in acts of terrorism.=20
<P>This has sent the message to the victims of terrorism that if =
they=20
fight back they risk sanctions.=20
<P>=95 The U.N. has allowed states such as Syria that sponsor =
terrorism to=20
sit on the Security Council and to chair important committees, =
while=20
denying Israel these same rights. This has sent the message that =
the=20
U.N. applies a double standard when it comes to terrorism.=20
</P></BLOCKQUOTE>The bottom line is that the U.N. has served as an =
international megaphone for the perverse message that any people =
who feel=20
that they are occupied have the right to resist occupation by =
randomly=20
murdering innocent civilians anywhere in the world.=20
<P>Now the chickens have come home to roost. Some Iraqis, who feel =
that=20
they are now occupied, have taken the U.N.'s message to heart and =
are=20
engaged in a "national liberation movement" of the kind long =
praised by=20
the U.N. and are using the tactics rewarded by the U.N. against =
that very=20
organization.=20
<P>Now that the victims of "national liberation terrorism" are =
U.N.=20
employees instead of Jewish babies, maybe the U.N. will finally =
come to=20
its senses and understand that by legitimating and rewarding =
terrorism,=20
they have created a Frankenstein monster that can be turned =
against any=20
nation, organization or group. Unless there is a change, no one =
will be=20
safe from this U.N.-created, -fed and -rewarded monster that =
threatens the=20
entire world.=20
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>=93If we find that Hamas and Islamic Jihad =
are=20
indeed terror groups opposed to peace, we may have to change the =
EU=92s=20
stand. However, we mustn=92t limit ourselves to one, clear cut,=20
position.=94</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97Diplomatic advisor to =
French=20
President Jacques Chirac, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, in a =
statement=20
reportedly made to Israel=92s Ambassador to France Nissim Zvilli. =
Mr.=20
Gourdault-Montagne had been referring to France=92s objections to =
placing=20
Hamas and Islamic Jihad on the EU=92s list of terror =
organizations. [Israeli=20
Foreign Ministry officials expressed outrage at the French =
position,=20
calling the attitude =93one of criminal negligence.=94] (Jer. =
Post, Aug. 25,=20
26)=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>=93President Bush has become Islam=92s =
biggest=20
enemy.=94</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97Hamas leader Abdel Aziz =
Rantisi,=20
referring to the decision by the United States to freeze the =
assets of six=20
Hamas leaders, including Rantisi himself. In the aftermath of last =
week=92s=20
Jerusalem suicide bombing which claimed the lives of 20 people and =
to=20
which Hamas declared responsibility, President Bush ordered the =
assets=20
frozen of five European-based organizations that raise money for =
Hamas.=20
(A.P., Aug. 23)=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>=93A Palestinian state will never be built =
on a=20
foundation of violence. Now is the time for every true friend of =
the=20
Palestinian people, every leader in the Middle East, and the =
Palestinian=20
people themselves, to cut off all money and support for =
terrorists and=20
actively fight terror on all fronts. Only then can Israel be =
secure and=20
the flag rise over an independent=20
Palestine.=94</I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97U.S. President George W. =
Bush, in a=20
speech to the American Legion designed to defend his foreign =
policy,=20
declared that American-led efforts in Iraq, hunting down Al Qaeda =
and=20
bringing peace to the Middle East were all part of a larger =
struggle=20
against terrorists. (New York Times, Aug. 27)=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><I>"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of=20
terror, victory however long and hard the road may be: For =
without=20
victory there is no survival." </I></STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>Sir =
Winston=20
Churchill to the House of Commons on May 13, 1940=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL><FONT size=3D-1><STRONG>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug03/again.html"=
>Arafat,=20
Again</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>We, too, cannot be =
certain that=20
the removal of Arafat will bring about the peace we all seek. =
But we=20
also feel that the current situation could hardly be worse. =
Removing the=20
man chiefly to blame for the loss of so much life, rather than =
rescuing=20
him, seems to us one risk well worth taking.</FONT>=20
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug03/reality.htm=
l">Time=20
For a Reality Check</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>The sponsors=20
of the road map should declare that the Palestinian side has =
destroyed=20
any chance of progress. Otherwise, they will be rewarding the =
strategy=20
of terrorism and encouraging more in future, not only against =
Israel but=20
also against themselves.</FONT>=20
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug03/settlements=
.html">Understanding=20
the Settlement Issue</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 =
size=3D-2>Arab=20
propaganda has repeatedly branded all types of settlements as =
"illegal"=20
in accordance with the 4th Geneva Convention. However,a look at=20
international law shows that the opposite is the truth.=20
</FONT></STRONG></FONT></LI></UL>
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