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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #154 Friday, October 3, 2003=20
1.. THE ARAFAT BARRIER=20
2.. WE ARE ALL JEWS=20
3.. MEDIA BIAS AND THE MIDDLE EAST=20
4.. "AND FOR THE SIN OF...."=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. THE ARAFAT BARRIER
By William Safire - New York Times - October 1, 2003=20
By unleashing and sustaining suicide bombers against Israeli =
civilians, Yasir Arafat outfoxed himself: the Palestinian boss has given =
substance to the Israeli dream and U.N. promise of "defensible borders." =
Two-fifths of the barrier against terrorist infiltration is =
already built. Its purpose is to remove the extremist Palestinians' =
threat of suicide attacks from what was once called the peace process.=20
Having driven the Israelis to build a protective fence, Arafat now =
wants it built along the Green Line that made Israel's cities so =
vulnerable in the past. That won't happen; the barrier =97 6 percent of =
which is a wall to stop sniper fire at passing school buses =97 can be =
seen outside the suburbs of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, where many of the =
200,000 West Bank Jews live. A "double fence" will also protect the high =
ground around Ben-Gurion Airport.=20
But what about the Jewish families in the thriving Ariel salient, =
with its 7,000-student college, which juts into hotly disputed =
territory? Arafat wants those residents left exposed to his "martyr's =
brigades."=20
The Bush White House, in deference to European and U.N. diplomacy, =
has asked Israel's government to think twice about the fencing needed =
there. Bush aides even hint darkly of limiting that small part of our $9 =
billion loan guarantee that goes toward building controversial portions =
of the fence. Sounds menacing, but the U.S. guarantee, which costs us =
nothing, saves Israel about 1 percent on its borrowing costs; on 30 =
miles or so of fence, I figure that holdback would penalize Israel a few =
million dollars.=20
Ariel Sharon's cabinet meets today to consider "the battle of =
Ariel." (The Hebrew name of both the town of 20,000 and the current =
prime minister can be interpreted as "a lion of God" or as the poet =
Milton's rebel angel.) Hard-liners will argue for building the fence =
"east of Ariel," incorporating it into the protected zone.=20
Sharon is no more likely to give up Ariel, now or post-Arafat, =
than he is to change his first name. He once proudly showed the hilltop =
town to then-Governor Bush from the air, and has an affinity for its =
courageous townspeople. Long before that, when Sharon seemed washed up =
in politics, he choppered me into Ariel, where voters received him with =
cheers. They trust him.=20
He also remembers how Arafat, when presented with almost all the =
West Bank by Ehud Barak and Bill Clinton, interpreted that huge =
concession as weakness and launched the second intifada. Dennis Ross, =
who was at Clinton's side, says that not even the deal offered the =
Palestinians in 2000 of 97 percent of the West Bank included the give-up =
of Ariel.=20
Now here is where the current fencemanship gets interesting. A =
pretty good source in Jerusalem tells me that in today's cabinet =
meeting, Sharon is going to count on the continued trust of his friends =
in Ariel. Rather than play to the Israeli grandstand by rejecting the =
U.S. concern, Sharon is likely to urge his cabinet to respect the Bush =
advice.=20
That does not mean to abandon Ariel; far from it. It means to =
postpone the inclusion of the five-village salient inside the main =
Arafat barrier until the last stage of the fence's construction. =
Meanwhile, fencing can encircle each of the villages, defending them as =
islands, or perhaps a horseshoe-shaped barrier not attached to the main =
line with Israeli troops stationed in the gap.=20
That would show the world that Israel respects America's =
intercession, and would demonstrate that only Bush =97 not the Europeans =
or U.N. =97 can influence Sharon. Meanwhile, the fence-building =
elsewhere goes on, and the decision to build "east of Ariel" need not be =
made for months.=20
Israelis are bracing for another attack by Arafat's commanding =
faction. In its aftermath, Israel's decision to extend the fence to =
defensible positions will be made.=20
All along, Sharon will insist that the fence is a security device, =
not a political border. That gives future Israeli governments =
opportunity to improve territorial defenses if a Palestinian partner =
does not soon emerge.=20
When that peacemaker does emerge, he or she will find the =
defensible-border issue already settled =97 thanks to Yasir Arafat.=20
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2. WE ARE ALL JEWS
By James Woolsey - Jerusalem Post | October 3, 2003=20
I sometimes get asked these days if I=92m Jewish =97 it=92s my =
neoconish views on defense and foreign affairs, I suppose. For a while I =
would just say, "No, Presbyterian,=91 but I=92ve started saying instead, =
=92Well, I anchor the Presbyterian wing of JINSA (the Jewish Institute =
for National Security Affairs)."=20
What with anti-Semitism growing in Europe and a hideous variety =
thereof metastasizing in the Middle East =97 not to speak of the =
American Left=92s (and a small part of the Right=92s) hostility to =
Israel, which sometimes veers off into anti-Semitism =97 it seems to me =
our Jewish friends could use a bit of solidarity these days. Today, the =
first day of Rosh Hashana, celebration of the Jewish New Year, is as =
good a time as any to explain why.=20
It=92s not only the other two great Abrahamic religions, =
Christianity and Islam, that owe a substantial debt to Judaism, it=92s =
the world as a whole. The reason is that between three and four =
millennia ago something happened in the Sinai among a tribe of refugees =
from Egyptian oppression that introduced the world to the concept of the =
rule of law =97 the idea that the law is not the whim of, but rather has =
its source above, those who rule.=20
This concept is at the heart of what makes decently-governed =
societies possible, whether you sign on to Jefferson=92s formulation =
that we are "endowed by our Creator" with basic rights or prefer the =
more secular notion of natural law.=20
In the absence of one or the other of these bases for the notion =
that the rule of law somehow derives from a source above the rulers, =
electoral democracy can degenerate into mob rule and capitalism into =
theft. This supremacy of the law is what most Americans mean when they =
say that we have a "government of laws, not men."=20
Some aspects of this have gotten a bit muddled recently in the =
largely academic debate about whether the United States is or is not an =
"empire.=91 If the US is an empire it=92s a very odd one: Countries =
where it has troops such as Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Germany =
suggest they are unhappy about that and the response is, =92OK," and an =
offer to leave.=20
Nero and Napoleon would have been appalled. They would also have =
had a hard time understanding the travails of Richard Nixon and Bill =
Clinton. One was driven from office by the people=92s elected =
representatives for permitting a cover-up of a clumsy political =
burglary. The other was impeached by the House, then acquitted in a =
Senate trial, for lying under oath in a deposition taken in what was =
essentially a sexual harassment case brought by a private citizen.=20
What, you may well ask, are the most powerful individuals in the =
world doing, if they are emperors, getting held to account by members of =
Congress for burglary cover-ups and by private citizens, no less, for =
sexual behavior?=20
The answer is, of course, that neither Nixon nor Clinton, indeed =
no American president, is even close to being an emperor. People (and =
smaller nations wherein an empire maintains troops) obey emperors, if =
they know what=92s good for them, without much discussion. These two =
recent presidents were, instead, held to account in a distinctly =
non-imperial way =97 in pretty much the same way Elijah humbled Ahab for =
allowing his queen, Jezebel, to frame and execute Naboth and steal his =
vineyard, and in the way the prophet Nathan confronted David over his =
taking Bathsheba and ordering her husband, Uriah, to the front lines and =
certain death.=20
The US does not look back to Rome or France at the height of their =
power in determining the way to deal with those who today govern the =
most powerful nation in history. Thankfully, in regard to the powerful =
being subjected to the rule of law we are, instead, all Jews.=20
I=92VE MAINLY been in synagogues for the bar mitzvas and bat =
mitzvas of friends=92 children. The next time you are, notice what the =
object of veneration is =97 it is the Torah, the law itself. At a point =
in the service it is carried, lovingly, around the congregation, greeted =
as an old friend. I am convinced that it is this veneration of the law =
=97 with its status above the ruler =97 that is at the heart of =
anti-Semitism.=20
Jews have almost always been the first target of tyrants, because =
their beliefs and religious practices, honed by nearly two millennia in =
Diaspora, clearly declare that in their view the law is above the ruler: =
dietary laws, the dress of the Orthodox, a propensity to contend about =
what is a fair interpretation of rules, all stamp Jews with this =
belief=92s being the heart of their history and religion. As a =
consequence they are often the first group that dictators, secular or =
theocratic, feel they must suppress.=20
We should all reflect upon the historic reality that when =
anti-Semitism raises its head, the rest of us, unless we are willing to =
live with a foot on our neck, will be the next targets.=20
Jewish humor, a distinctive barrier against any propensity to =
self-righteousness, permeates American culture. A number of times during =
the Cold War, I was involved in arms control negotiations with the =
Soviets. No matter how bad the tension across the negotiating table =
during the day, Russian and American negotiators would often end up =
going out for dinner together. Somehow, even in the most difficult =
periods, the conversation frequently turned to trading jokes.=20
I always thought it remarkable how much Russian humor was suffused =
with a wry, self-deprecating, ironic tone both quite funny and somehow =
quite familiar to Americans. Later, finding versions of a number of =
these jokes and stories in Leo Rosten=92s wonderful The Joys of Yiddish, =
I realized the source of the familiarity.=20
Six years ago the Immigration and Naturalization Service =
imprisoned eight Muslims, Iraqi freedom fighters who were refugees from =
Saddam, for allegedly being security threats to the US. The =
government=92s case was worse than flimsy but it was protected by rules =
regarding secret evidence. After a long struggle all eight were freed, =
and several are now working to establish democracy in Iraq.=20
I was one of their lawyers. The majority of my co-counsel, all =
acting pro bono, were Jewish. The law is, after all, above the ruler.=20
To all of us, happy Rosh Hashana.=20
The writer was director of the Central Intelligence Agency =
1993=9795.
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3. MEDIA BIAS AND THE MIDDLE EAST
by Leonard Asper - National Post - October 1, 2003=20
Almost as disturbing as the daily diet of death and destruction in =
the Arab-Israeli conflict, is the unwavering perception among the =
supporters of Israel, joined by many dispassionate observers, that the =
world media, and particularly European and state-run media =
organizations, have an institutionalized bias against Israel. I caution =
that my comments do not apply to all journalists, and in fact there are =
many media outlets, especially in North America, that have been quite =
fair toward Israel and have applied intelligent critical analysis of the =
events in the Middle East. Unfortunately they are in the minority, both =
in terms of number and reach.=20
We must therefore go inside the minds of news journalists to fully =
explore how their political and philosophical leanings lead them to =
conclude that Israel is the villain and to then report accordingly.=20
Many news journalists are either doctrinaire socialists or hold =
political views left of centre. That leads them to be suspicious of free =
markets and capitalism, to resent the corporate world and politicians =
who support the capitalist system. They are generally supportive of =
anyone who they deem to be oppressed, victimized or otherwise aggrieved =
by a stronger party.=20
From 1948 and even earlier, Israel and the Jews were deemed by =
most major media to be the oppressed party and the Arabs the oppressor. =
Israel in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s was the darling of the socialist-led =
media partly due to Holocaust guilt, partly because it fought heroic =
wars as the outmanned and outgunned David against the Goliath known as =
the Arab world, and because socialists were enamoured with the kibbutzim =
as a successful socialist institution. Labour governments dominated the =
Israeli landscape. Israel fit into journalists' binary world as the =
"oppressed" party.=20
But after the 1967 war, in which Israel was attacked and not only =
came out the victor but also seized land, this began to change. The =
Marxist journalist has a romanticized need for a cause. Once Israel had =
turned into a strong entity whose survival was no longer in question, =
who would no longer wait until the enemy was killing its people in the =
synagogues but rather whose policy, like that of the United States =
today, evolved to one of meeting the enemy in the field, the cause for =
journalists became Palestine, not Israel. The hero was Yasser Arafat.=20
More than almost anyone I know, I am the first to cast doubt upon =
people who blame their circumstances on racism. While Jews in particular =
can be prone to accusing people of anti-Semitism as an excuse for their =
misfortunes, in this case I believe that charge is warranted. Racism is =
very difficult to prove, particularly when the accused do not openly =
state the reason for their attacks or their bias. No reporter screams: =
"I hate Jews."=20
I did not lightly come to the conclusion that anti-Semitism is =
part of the reason for the anti-Israel bias of the media, but the =
evidence suggests it is indeed a major factor.=20
One must start by equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. Many =
journalists believe that Zionism is patently wrong, because there is no =
need for a Jewish state. They accept that there can and should be a =
state with Jews in it, but not a Jewish state per se even if a secular =
one. Why? They do not, or choose not to, understand that after several =
thousand years of repeated, attempted genocides against Jews who lived =
in states other than their own Jewish state, Jews see Israel as vital to =
their very existence. Even Martin Luther King recognized this.=20
Knowingly or not, the media who cover Israel do not recognize it =
as a either a homeland or a fortress for the protection of Jews both =
within Israel and for Jews living everywhere. Therefore to them Zionism =
is racism, and some reporters condemn all Jews for the existence of what =
they deem to be a racist state. And latterly, as terrorism has arrived =
at the West's doorstep, the reversion to the "blame the Jews" solution =
for terrorism everywhere is prevalent among the intelligentsia, =
including journalists. The Jews and therefore Israel are to blame for =
9/11; they are to blame for the attacks on the United States and UN =
installations; they are to blame for the war in Iraq, and even economic =
decline.=20
Christian Europe still has a wide streak of anti-Semitism, revived =
by the decline of Holocaust guilt, evidenced by the radical increase in =
anti-Jewish graffiti, vandalism and editorial comment.=20
Oriana Fallaci, the well-known Italian journalist and author, and =
no lover of Israel, has spoken out: "I find it shameful that state-run =
television stations contribute to the resurgent anti-Semitism by crying =
only over Palestinian deaths while playing down Israeli deaths." She =
goes on: "I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians and =
Europeans."=20
But hints of anti-Semitism are there in the Canadian media too. =
When Hezbollah, the well-known terrorist group, was finally banned in =
Canada, Neil Macdonald of the CBC pompously, but dangerously, suggested =
Hezbollah was a "national liberation movement victimized by unfair =
smears cast around by supporters of the Jewish state." No reference to =
Israel, just "the Jewish state."=20
There are fair-minded journalists who are neither Marxists nor =
anti-Semites. But they have little help. Israel is unprepared for =
propaganda wars. Israeli society is unprepared to fight a war against =
Arab society for the heart and mind of the journalist.=20
For undecided, but well-intentioned journalists, it is hard work =
to support Israel because they must dig up pro-Israel information =
themselves. Journalists, some of whom are even Jewish, complain openly =
that they generally receive only an official government statement from =
Israel, often post-deadline, while from the Arabs they are granted =
interviews with whomever they want -- Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Aqsa or =
Islamic Jihad. They get instant access to wild funerals, replete with =
bug-eyed youths chanting "death to Israel and America," and they are =
given packaged home videos from Arabs. These home video shots are either =
fabricated or edited to paint Israelis in the worst possible light. =
Professional ethics have fallen by the wayside in the interests of good =
raw video and deadlines.=20
Another societal difference is that the Palestinians can get a mob =
together for a video shoot in five minutes. It is part of the strategy.=20
There are no Israeli mobs. There are no staged funerals. It is too =
civilized a society for this war and there is no strategy.=20
So deadline-driven reporters must choose. No story, or the =
Palestinian tale of woe -- mobs, good quotes, death and grief, as =
against a flat Israeli denial.=20
Other reporters are fooled by the openness of Israeli society. The =
raging debate between Labour and Likud; Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz and =
The Jerusalem Post; and many other factions, confirms in many =
journalists' minds that Israel does bear at least some blame for the =
deaths that occur on both sides of the conflict. Often, to find balance =
when a reporter's editor is calling for an Israeli quote, foreign =
correspondents get it from Israeli media critical of the government =
because that's all there is. So Arafat calls Ariel Sharon a war criminal =
and Ha'aretz does too, and that passes for balance!=20
Many journalists think they work very hard. Those who cover the =
Middle East, or any war zone, do indeed work long hours. They are far =
away from their families. They also risk their lives. For taking these =
risks, they are to be commended. But working hard is not to be confused =
with being diligent.=20
Many reporters sent to the Middle East are unqualified for complex =
war coverage. They know nothing about the history but worse, they do not =
bother to make their own inquiries. A few examples are indicative of the =
gravity of the problem. There are journalists who cover the Middle East =
who do not know, for example, that when Jordan and Egypt occupied the =
West Bank and Gaza these territories were never labeled as occupied =
territories by the Arab world. Most journalists who criticized the =
Israeli seizure of an ambulance crossing a West Bank checkpoint did not =
bother to check that several days earlier an ambulance of the same =
description had been used in a car bombing in Israel, and that ambulance =
had crossed at the same checkpoint. Most journalists did not know that =
the terrorist and weapons-infested Jenin refugee camp is run by the =
United Nations and has been for more than 50 years. Most do not have any =
clue that the so-called Arab refugees became refugees because they were =
urged to leave by Arab leaders when they were attacking Israel in 1948.=20
The fair-minded journalist's bias is the result of laziness, =
failure of the Israeli government to spoon-feed as the Arabs do, Arab =
coddling on one hand and threats against journalists on the other, and =
confusing Israeli society's self-criticism with guilt.=20
However, there is some hope, as we have found in observing the =
results of various programs to educate journalists. With fair-minded =
journalists, who actually do care more about the truth than their own =
ideologies, there has been a positive response once the hard facts are =
known. But for some, their work must be done for them. The dozens of =
pro-Israel Web sites and books are starting to have some effect, and =
even the Israeli government is becoming more active and proficient on =
this front in its choice of spokespeople and the immediacy and quality =
of its dissemination of information.=20
What else can be done?=20
The awesome challenge facing the Israeli government is to =
dramatically improve its public relations and communication strategies. =
It must lift the fog of war.=20
Media proprietors and managers must ensure that the people they =
hire do not bring their ideology into their newsrooms, and that =
journalists do proper research before filing stories and do not rely on =
dubious second-hand sources. The media must also scrutinize their use of =
headlines, pictures and words.=20
And the public? The media must be held accountable, just as they =
purport to hold others accountable. Respond to bias when you see it. =
Demand informed, objective and accurate reporting.=20
This is excerpted from a speech by Leonard Asper, president and =
chief executive of CanWest Global Communications Corp., at the Gray =
Academy of Jewish Education's 'Another Great Debate' evening in Winnipeg =
last night.
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4. "AND FOR THE SIN OF...."
by Shifra Hoffman - IsraelNationalNews.com - October 3, 2003=20
Once again, the Days of Awe are upon us. Traditionally this period =
between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time of introspective =
soul-searching in which Jews are admonished to reflect upon our misdeeds =
of the past and resolve not to repeat them in the future. Although the =
intent to do so is honorable, since we are only mortal beings who =
experience the trials and tribulations of life, these resolutions are =
all too often forgotten and fall by the wayside.=20
Knowing well our human failings, perhaps this was the reason the =
Torah sages, of blessed memory, decreed that Yom Kippur services should =
include the recitation of an entire litany known as =93al chait=94 =
(=93for the sin of...=94), which enumerates transgressions committed =
against G-d and our fellow man.=20
Living here in Eretz Yisrael, in the Jewish State, for which so =
much blood has been shed (most recently, that of a 7-month old baby, =
Shaked Avraham , who was brutally murdered together with a friend of her =
family, Eyal Yeberbaum, as they were celebrating Rosh Hashanah in a =
caravan near Hebron), I pondered the fact that there are no =93prayers =
for forgiveness=94 for successive Israeli governments whose =
implementation of the Oslo =93peace process=94 (sic) resulted in the =
murder of l,473 Israelis and the wounding of more than 5,000 other =
victims.=20
It occurred to me, therefore, to compose the following mea culpa =
for some of Israel=92s =91leaders=92, as well as our sundry leftists, to =
recite on the Day of Atonement, asking forgiveness from the Al-mighty =
for prolonging the disaster of Oslo and its equally dangerous successor, =
"the road map", which is bringing untold tragedy to the people of =
Israel.=20
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: =93For the sin of negating the =
promise to =91never=92 support the establishment of a =91Palestinian =
state=92 or the evacuation of Jewish settlement.=94=20
Bibi Netanyahu: =93For the sin of giving to the implacable Arab =
enemies 80% of the holy city of Hebron and releasing the venerable =
terror instigator Sheik Yassin.=94=20
Ehud Olmert: =93For the sin of placing political interests above =
principle by not voting against the release of Arab prisoners.=94=20
Shimon Peres (here one hardly knows where to begin): =93For the =
sin of secretly initiating and then supporting the suicidal Oslo =
Accords, in which Israel elevated chief PLO terrorist Yasser Arafat to =
prominence on the world arena, provided him with weapons - which are =
used to murder countless IDF soldiers and civilians - and transferred =
millions of shekels to the coffers of his so-called Palestinian =
Authority - which foments, rather than fights, terror.=94 Die-hard, =
renegade leftists Uri Avnery, Yossi Sarid, Shulamit Aloni and their =
soul-sick compatriots: =93For the sin of constantly giving aid and =
comfort to Israel's Arab enemies, while turning a blind eye to the =
murder and wounding of thousands of our own Jewish brethren.=94=20
This Yom Kippur, as Jews gather in synagogues throughout the world =
to pray for G-d's merciful judgement, may the New Year bring the demise =
of all Israel=92s enemies and true peace for Eretz Yisrael and the =
Jewish people.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
PCPO Poll of Palestinians 54.9% support suicide attacks in Israel=20
Poll no. 114. Date: 30 September 2003=20
A poll carried out by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion =
(PCPO) and prepared by President Dr. Nabil Kukali included a random =
sample of adults, 18 years and older, from Gaza Strip and West Bank =
including East Jerusalem.=20
President of the PCPO, Dr. Nabil Kukali, stated that the poll took =
place, 25-29 September 2003 and the average age of the respondents was =
32 years, and the margin of error was 3.59=B1 percent points. Kukali =
also stated that the percentage of female respondents was 47.2%, while =
that of the male ones was 52.8%. He also explained that the respondent =
's location of residence was as follows: 55.3% city, 27.2% village, and =
17.5% refugee camp. He pointed out to the average size of respondents' =
families that was 7.21 persons, and the average number of schooling =
years was 12.24 years.=20
Some people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support suicidal =
attacks in Israel, while others support a halt to such attacks now. =
Which is closer to your opinion:=20
1.Such attacks must halt - 27.2%
2. Such attacks must continue - 54.9%
3. Refuse to answer / do not know -17.9%
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. Arafat Must Be Stopped There will never be peace in the =
Middle East while Yasser Arafat does his bloody work. "Asking Arafat to =
give up terrorism," explains Bernard Lewis, the dean of Middle East =
scholars, "is like asking Tiger Woods to give up golf."=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">THE ARAFAT BARRIER</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">WE ARE ALL JEWS</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">MEDIA BIAS AND THE MIDDLE EAST</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">"AND FOR THE SIN OF...."</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>THE ARAFAT BARRIER</A></H3>By =
William Safire=20
- New York Times - October 1, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>B</FONT>y unleashing and =
sustaining suicide=20
bombers against Israeli civilians, Yasir Arafat outfoxed himself: =
the=20
Palestinian boss has given substance to the Israeli dream and U.N. =
promise=20
of "defensible borders."=20
<P>Two-fifths of the barrier against terrorist infiltration is =
already=20
built. Its purpose is to remove the extremist Palestinians' threat =
of=20
suicide attacks from what was once called the peace process.=20
<P>Having driven the Israelis to build a protective fence, Arafat =
now=20
wants it built along the Green Line that made Israel's cities so=20
vulnerable in the past. That won't happen; the barrier =97 6 =
percent of=20
which is a wall to stop sniper fire at passing school buses =97 =
can be seen=20
outside the suburbs of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, where many of the =
200,000=20
West Bank Jews live. A "double fence" will also protect the high =
ground=20
around Ben-Gurion Airport.=20
<P>But what about the Jewish families in the thriving Ariel =
salient, with=20
its 7,000-student college, which juts into hotly disputed =
territory?=20
Arafat wants those residents left exposed to his "martyr's =
brigades."=20
<P>The Bush White House, in deference to European and U.N. =
diplomacy, has=20
asked Israel's government to think twice about the fencing needed =
there.=20
Bush aides even hint darkly of limiting that small part of our $9 =
billion=20
loan guarantee that goes toward building controversial portions of =
the=20
fence. Sounds menacing, but the U.S. guarantee, which costs us =
nothing,=20
saves Israel about 1 percent on its borrowing costs; on 30 miles =
or so of=20
fence, I figure that holdback would penalize Israel a few million =
dollars.=20
<P>Ariel Sharon's cabinet meets today to consider "the battle of =
Ariel."=20
(The Hebrew name of both the town of 20,000 and the current prime =
minister=20
can be interpreted as "a lion of God" or as the poet Milton's =
rebel=20
angel.) Hard-liners will argue for building the fence "east of =
Ariel,"=20
incorporating it into the protected zone.=20
<P>Sharon is no more likely to give up Ariel, now or post-Arafat, =
than he=20
is to change his first name. He once proudly showed the hilltop =
town to=20
then-Governor Bush from the air, and has an affinity for its =
courageous=20
townspeople. Long before that, when Sharon seemed washed up in =
politics,=20
he choppered me into Ariel, where voters received him with cheers. =
They=20
trust him.=20
<P>He also remembers how Arafat, when presented with almost all =
the West=20
Bank by Ehud Barak and Bill Clinton, interpreted that huge =
concession as=20
weakness and launched the second intifada. Dennis Ross, who was at =
Clinton's side, says that not even the deal offered the =
Palestinians in=20
2000 of 97 percent of the West Bank included the give-up of Ariel. =
<P>Now here is where the current fencemanship gets interesting. A =
pretty=20
good source in Jerusalem tells me that in today's cabinet meeting, =
Sharon=20
is going to count on the continued trust of his friends in Ariel. =
Rather=20
than play to the Israeli grandstand by rejecting the U.S. concern, =
Sharon=20
is likely to urge his cabinet to respect the Bush advice.=20
<P>That does not mean to abandon Ariel; far from it. It means to =
postpone=20
the inclusion of the five-village salient inside the main Arafat =
barrier=20
until the last stage of the fence's construction. Meanwhile, =
fencing can=20
encircle each of the villages, defending them as islands, or =
perhaps a=20
horseshoe-shaped barrier not attached to the main line with =
Israeli troops=20
stationed in the gap.=20
<P>That would show the world that Israel respects America's =
intercession,=20
and would demonstrate that only Bush =97 not the Europeans or U.N. =
=97 can=20
influence Sharon. Meanwhile, the fence-building elsewhere goes on, =
and the=20
decision to build "east of Ariel" need not be made for months.=20
<P>Israelis are bracing for another attack by Arafat's commanding =
faction.=20
In its aftermath, Israel's decision to extend the fence to =
defensible=20
positions will be made.=20
<P>All along, Sharon will insist that the fence is a security =
device, not=20
a political border. That gives future Israeli governments =
opportunity to=20
improve territorial defenses if a Palestinian partner does not =
soon=20
emerge.=20
<P>When that peacemaker does emerge, he or she will find the=20
defensible-border issue already settled =97 thanks to Yasir =
Arafat.=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>WE ARE ALL JEWS</A></H3>By James =
Woolsey -=20
Jerusalem Post | October 3, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT> sometimes get asked =
these days if=20
I=92m Jewish =97 it=92s my neoconish views on defense and foreign =
affairs, I=20
suppose. For a while I would just say, "No, Presbyterian,=91 but =
I=92ve=20
started saying instead, =92Well, I anchor the Presbyterian wing of =
JINSA=20
(the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs)."=20
<P>What with anti-Semitism growing in Europe and a hideous variety =
thereof=20
metastasizing in the Middle East =97 not to speak of the American =
Left=92s=20
(and a small part of the Right=92s) hostility to Israel, which =
sometimes=20
veers off into anti-Semitism =97 it seems to me our Jewish friends =
could use=20
a bit of solidarity these days. Today, the first day of Rosh =
Hashana,=20
celebration of the Jewish New Year, is as good a time as any to =
explain=20
why.=20
<P>It=92s not only the other two great Abrahamic religions, =
Christianity and=20
Islam, that owe a substantial debt to Judaism, it=92s the world as =
a whole.=20
The reason is that between three and four millennia ago something =
happened=20
in the Sinai among a tribe of refugees from Egyptian oppression =
that=20
introduced the world to the concept of the rule of law =97 the =
idea that the=20
law is not the whim of, but rather has its source above, those who =
rule.=20
<P>This concept is at the heart of what makes decently-governed =
societies=20
possible, whether you sign on to Jefferson=92s formulation that we =
are=20
"endowed by our Creator" with basic rights or prefer the more =
secular=20
notion of natural law.=20
<P>In the absence of one or the other of these bases for the =
notion that=20
the rule of law somehow derives from a source above the rulers, =
electoral=20
democracy can degenerate into mob rule and capitalism into theft. =
This=20
supremacy of the law is what most Americans mean when they say =
that we=20
have a "government of laws, not men."=20
<P>Some aspects of this have gotten a bit muddled recently in the =
largely=20
academic debate about whether the United States is or is not an =
"empire.=91=20
If the US is an empire it=92s a very odd one: Countries where it =
has troops=20
such as Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Germany suggest they are =
unhappy=20
about that and the response is, =92OK," and an offer to leave.=20
<P>Nero and Napoleon would have been appalled. They would also =
have had a=20
hard time understanding the travails of Richard Nixon and Bill =
Clinton.=20
One was driven from office by the people=92s elected =
representatives for=20
permitting a cover-up of a clumsy political burglary. The other =
was=20
impeached by the House, then acquitted in a Senate trial, for =
lying under=20
oath in a deposition taken in what was essentially a sexual =
harassment=20
case brought by a private citizen.=20
<P>What, you may well ask, are the most powerful individuals in =
the world=20
doing, if they are emperors, getting held to account by members of =
Congress for burglary cover-ups and by private citizens, no less, =
for=20
sexual behavior?=20
<P>The answer is, of course, that neither Nixon nor Clinton, =
indeed no=20
American president, is even close to being an emperor. People (and =
smaller=20
nations wherein an empire maintains troops) obey emperors, if they =
know=20
what=92s good for them, without much discussion. These two recent =
presidents=20
were, instead, held to account in a distinctly non-imperial way =
=97 in=20
pretty much the same way Elijah humbled Ahab for allowing his =
queen,=20
Jezebel, to frame and execute Naboth and steal his vineyard, and =
in the=20
way the prophet Nathan confronted David over his taking Bathsheba =
and=20
ordering her husband, Uriah, to the front lines and certain death. =
<P>The US does not look back to Rome or France at the height of =
their=20
power in determining the way to deal with those who today govern =
the most=20
powerful nation in history. Thankfully, in regard to the powerful =
being=20
subjected to the rule of law we are, instead, all Jews.=20
<P>I=92VE MAINLY been in synagogues for the bar mitzvas and bat =
mitzvas of=20
friends=92 children. The next time you are, notice what the object =
of=20
veneration is =97 it is the Torah, the law itself. At a point in =
the service=20
it is carried, lovingly, around the congregation, greeted as an =
old=20
friend. I am convinced that it is this veneration of the law =97 =
with its=20
status above the ruler =97 that is at the heart of anti-Semitism.=20
<P>Jews have almost always been the first target of tyrants, =
because their=20
beliefs and religious practices, honed by nearly two millennia in=20
Diaspora, clearly declare that in their view the law is above the =
ruler:=20
dietary laws, the dress of the Orthodox, a propensity to contend =
about=20
what is a fair interpretation of rules, all stamp Jews with this =
belief=92s=20
being the heart of their history and religion. As a consequence =
they are=20
often the first group that dictators, secular or theocratic, feel =
they=20
must suppress.=20
<P>We should all reflect upon the historic reality that when =
anti-Semitism=20
raises its head, the rest of us, unless we are willing to live =
with a foot=20
on our neck, will be the next targets.=20
<P>Jewish humor, a distinctive barrier against any propensity to=20
self-righteousness, permeates American culture. A number of times =
during=20
the Cold War, I was involved in arms control negotiations with the =
Soviets. No matter how bad the tension across the negotiating =
table during=20
the day, Russian and American negotiators would often end up going =
out for=20
dinner together. Somehow, even in the most difficult periods, the=20
conversation frequently turned to trading jokes.=20
<P>I always thought it remarkable how much Russian humor was =
suffused with=20
a wry, self-deprecating, ironic tone both quite funny and somehow =
quite=20
familiar to Americans. Later, finding versions of a number of =
these jokes=20
and stories in Leo Rosten=92s wonderful The Joys of Yiddish, I =
realized the=20
source of the familiarity.=20
<P>Six years ago the Immigration and Naturalization Service =
imprisoned=20
eight Muslims, Iraqi freedom fighters who were refugees from =
Saddam, for=20
allegedly being security threats to the US. The government=92s =
case was=20
worse than flimsy but it was protected by rules regarding secret =
evidence.=20
After a long struggle all eight were freed, and several are now =
working to=20
establish democracy in Iraq.=20
<P>I was one of their lawyers. The majority of my co-counsel, all =
acting=20
pro bono, were Jewish. The law is, after all, above the ruler.=20
<P>To all of us, happy Rosh Hashana.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>The writer was director of the =
Central=20
Intelligence Agency 1993=9795.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>MEDIA BIAS AND THE MIDDLE =
EAST</A></H3>by=20
Leonard Asper - National Post - October 1, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>lmost as disturbing as =
the daily=20
diet of death and destruction in the Arab-Israeli conflict, is the =
unwavering perception among the supporters of Israel, joined by =
many=20
dispassionate observers, that the world media, and particularly =
European=20
and state-run media organizations, have an institutionalized bias =
against=20
Israel. I caution that my comments do not apply to all =
journalists, and in=20
fact there are many media outlets, especially in North America, =
that have=20
been quite fair toward Israel and have applied intelligent =
critical=20
analysis of the events in the Middle East. Unfortunately they are =
in the=20
minority, both in terms of number and reach.=20
<P>We must therefore go inside the minds of news journalists to =
fully=20
explore how their political and philosophical leanings lead them =
to=20
conclude that Israel is the villain and to then report =
accordingly.=20
<P>Many news journalists are either doctrinaire socialists or hold =
political views left of centre. That leads them to be suspicious =
of free=20
markets and capitalism, to resent the corporate world and =
politicians who=20
support the capitalist system. They are generally supportive of =
anyone who=20
they deem to be oppressed, victimized or otherwise aggrieved by a =
stronger=20
party.=20
<P>From 1948 and even earlier, Israel and the Jews were deemed by =
most=20
major media to be the oppressed party and the Arabs the oppressor. =
Israel=20
in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s was the darling of the socialist-led =
media=20
partly due to Holocaust guilt, partly because it fought heroic =
wars as the=20
outmanned and outgunned David against the Goliath known as the =
Arab world,=20
and because socialists were enamoured with the kibbutzim as a =
successful=20
socialist institution. Labour governments dominated the Israeli =
landscape.=20
Israel fit into journalists' binary world as the "oppressed" =
party.=20
<P>But after the 1967 war, in which Israel was attacked and not =
only came=20
out the victor but also seized land, this began to change. The =
Marxist=20
journalist has a romanticized need for a cause. Once Israel had =
turned=20
into a strong entity whose survival was no longer in question, who =
would=20
no longer wait until the enemy was killing its people in the =
synagogues=20
but rather whose policy, like that of the United States today, =
evolved to=20
one of meeting the enemy in the field, the cause for journalists =
became=20
Palestine, not Israel. The hero was Yasser Arafat.=20
<P>More than almost anyone I know, I am the first to cast doubt =
upon=20
people who blame their circumstances on racism. While Jews in =
particular=20
can be prone to accusing people of anti-Semitism as an excuse for =
their=20
misfortunes, in this case I believe that charge is warranted. =
Racism is=20
very difficult to prove, particularly when the accused do not =
openly state=20
the reason for their attacks or their bias. No reporter screams: =
"I hate=20
Jews."=20
<P>I did not lightly come to the conclusion that anti-Semitism is =
part of=20
the reason for the anti-Israel bias of the media, but the evidence =
suggests it is indeed a major factor.=20
<P>One must start by equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. =
Many=20
journalists believe that Zionism is patently wrong, because there =
is no=20
need for a Jewish state. They accept that there can and should be =
a state=20
with Jews in it, but not a Jewish state per se even if a secular =
one. Why?=20
They do not, or choose not to, understand that after several =
thousand=20
years of repeated, attempted genocides against Jews who lived in =
states=20
other than their own Jewish state, Jews see Israel as vital to =
their very=20
existence. Even Martin Luther King recognized this.=20
<P>Knowingly or not, the media who cover Israel do not recognize =
it as a=20
either a homeland or a fortress for the protection of Jews both =
within=20
Israel and for Jews living everywhere. Therefore to them Zionism =
is=20
racism, and some reporters condemn all Jews for the existence of =
what they=20
deem to be a racist state. And latterly, as terrorism has arrived =
at the=20
West's doorstep, the reversion to the "blame the Jews" solution =
for=20
terrorism everywhere is prevalent among the intelligentsia, =
including=20
journalists. The Jews and therefore Israel are to blame for 9/11; =
they are=20
to blame for the attacks on the United States and UN =
installations; they=20
are to blame for the war in Iraq, and even economic decline.=20
<P>Christian Europe still has a wide streak of anti-Semitism, =
revived by=20
the decline of Holocaust guilt, evidenced by the radical increase =
in=20
anti-Jewish graffiti, vandalism and editorial comment.=20
<P>Oriana Fallaci, the well-known Italian journalist and author, =
and no=20
lover of Israel, has spoken out: "I find it shameful that =
state-run=20
television stations contribute to the resurgent anti-Semitism by =
crying=20
only over Palestinian deaths while playing down Israeli deaths." =
She goes=20
on: "I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians and =
Europeans."=20
<P>But hints of anti-Semitism are there in the Canadian media too. =
When=20
Hezbollah, the well-known terrorist group, was finally banned in =
Canada,=20
Neil Macdonald of the CBC pompously, but dangerously, suggested =
Hezbollah=20
was a "national liberation movement victimized by unfair smears =
cast=20
around by supporters of the Jewish state." No reference to Israel, =
just=20
"the Jewish state."=20
<P>There are fair-minded journalists who are neither Marxists nor=20
anti-Semites. But they have little help. Israel is unprepared for=20
propaganda wars. Israeli society is unprepared to fight a war =
against Arab=20
society for the heart and mind of the journalist.=20
<P>For undecided, but well-intentioned journalists, it is hard =
work to=20
support Israel because they must dig up pro-Israel information =
themselves.=20
Journalists, some of whom are even Jewish, complain openly that =
they=20
generally receive only an official government statement from =
Israel, often=20
post-deadline, while from the Arabs they are granted interviews =
with=20
whomever they want -- Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Aqsa or Islamic Jihad. =
They get=20
instant access to wild funerals, replete with bug-eyed youths =
chanting=20
"death to Israel and America," and they are given packaged home =
videos=20
from Arabs. These home video shots are either fabricated or edited =
to=20
paint Israelis in the worst possible light. Professional ethics =
have=20
fallen by the wayside in the interests of good raw video and =
deadlines.=20
<P>Another societal difference is that the Palestinians can get a =
mob=20
together for a video shoot in five minutes. It is part of the =
strategy.=20
<P>There are no Israeli mobs. There are no staged funerals. It is =
too=20
civilized a society for this war and there is no strategy.=20
<P>So deadline-driven reporters must choose. No story, or the =
Palestinian=20
tale of woe -- mobs, good quotes, death and grief, as against a =
flat=20
Israeli denial.=20
<P>Other reporters are fooled by the openness of Israeli society. =
The=20
raging debate between Labour and Likud; Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz =
and The=20
Jerusalem Post; and many other factions, confirms in many =
journalists'=20
minds that Israel does bear at least some blame for the deaths =
that occur=20
on both sides of the conflict. Often, to find balance when a =
reporter's=20
editor is calling for an Israeli quote, foreign correspondents get =
it from=20
Israeli media critical of the government because that's all there =
is. So=20
Arafat calls Ariel Sharon a war criminal and Ha'aretz does too, =
and that=20
passes for balance!=20
<P>Many journalists think they work very hard. Those who cover the =
Middle=20
East, or any war zone, do indeed work long hours. They are far =
away from=20
their families. They also risk their lives. For taking these =
risks, they=20
are to be commended. But working hard is not to be confused with =
being=20
diligent.=20
<P>Many reporters sent to the Middle East are unqualified for =
complex war=20
coverage. They know nothing about the history but worse, they do =
not=20
bother to make their own inquiries. A few examples are indicative =
of the=20
gravity of the problem. There are journalists who cover the Middle =
East=20
who do not know, for example, that when Jordan and Egypt occupied =
the West=20
Bank and Gaza these territories were never labeled as occupied =
territories=20
by the Arab world. Most journalists who criticized the Israeli =
seizure of=20
an ambulance crossing a West Bank checkpoint did not bother to =
check that=20
several days earlier an ambulance of the same description had been =
used in=20
a car bombing in Israel, and that ambulance had crossed at the =
same=20
checkpoint. Most journalists did not know that the terrorist and=20
weapons-infested Jenin refugee camp is run by the United Nations =
and has=20
been for more than 50 years. Most do not have any clue that the =
so-called=20
Arab refugees became refugees because they were urged to leave by =
Arab=20
leaders when they were attacking Israel in 1948.=20
<P>The fair-minded journalist's bias is the result of laziness, =
failure of=20
the Israeli government to spoon-feed as the Arabs do, Arab =
coddling on one=20
hand and threats against journalists on the other, and confusing =
Israeli=20
society's self-criticism with guilt.=20
<P>However, there is some hope, as we have found in observing the =
results=20
of various programs to educate journalists. With fair-minded =
journalists,=20
who actually do care more about the truth than their own =
ideologies, there=20
has been a positive response once the hard facts are known. But =
for some,=20
their work must be done for them. The dozens of pro-Israel Web =
sites and=20
books are starting to have some effect, and even the Israeli =
government is=20
becoming more active and proficient on this front in its choice of =
spokespeople and the immediacy and quality of its dissemination of =
information.=20
<P>What else can be done?=20
<P>The awesome challenge facing the Israeli government is to =
dramatically=20
improve its public relations and communication strategies. It must =
lift=20
the fog of war.=20
<P>Media proprietors and managers must ensure that the people they =
hire do=20
not bring their ideology into their newsrooms, and that =
journalists do=20
proper research before filing stories and do not rely on dubious=20
second-hand sources. The media must also scrutinize their use of=20
headlines, pictures and words.=20
<P>And the public? The media must be held accountable, just as =
they=20
purport to hold others accountable. Respond to bias when you see =
it.=20
Demand informed, objective and accurate reporting.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>This is excerpted from a =
speech by=20
Leonard Asper, president and chief executive of CanWest Global=20
Communications Corp., at the Gray Academy of Jewish Education's =
'Another=20
Great Debate' evening in Winnipeg last =
night.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>"AND FOR THE SIN OF...."</A></H3>by =
Shifra=20
Hoffman - IsraelNationalNews.com - October 3, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>O</FONT>nce again, the Days of =
Awe are upon=20
us. Traditionally this period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur =
is a=20
time of introspective soul-searching in which Jews are admonished =
to=20
reflect upon our misdeeds of the past and resolve not to repeat =
them in=20
the future. Although the intent to do so is honorable, since we =
are only=20
mortal beings who experience the trials and tribulations of life, =
these=20
resolutions are all too often forgotten and fall by the wayside.=20
<P>Knowing well our human failings, perhaps this was the reason =
the Torah=20
sages, of blessed memory, decreed that Yom Kippur services should =
include=20
the recitation of an entire litany known as =93al chait=94 (=93for =
the sin=20
of...=94), which enumerates transgressions committed against G-d =
and our=20
fellow man.=20
<P>Living here in Eretz Yisrael, in the Jewish State, for which so =
much=20
blood has been shed (most recently, that of a 7-month old baby, =
Shaked=20
Avraham , who was brutally murdered together with a friend of her =
family,=20
Eyal Yeberbaum, as they were celebrating Rosh Hashanah in a =
caravan near=20
Hebron), I pondered the fact that there are no =93prayers for =
forgiveness=94=20
for successive Israeli governments whose implementation of the =
Oslo =93peace=20
process=94 (sic) resulted in the murder of l,473 Israelis and the =
wounding=20
of more than 5,000 other victims.=20
<P>It occurred to me, therefore, to compose the following mea =
culpa for=20
some of Israel=92s =91leaders=92, as well as our sundry leftists, =
to recite on=20
the Day of Atonement, asking forgiveness from the Al-mighty for =
prolonging=20
the disaster of Oslo and its equally dangerous successor, "the =
road map",=20
which is bringing untold tragedy to the people of Israel.=20
<P><I>Prime Minister Ariel Sharon:</I> =93For the sin of negating =
the=20
promise to =91never=92 support the establishment of a =
=91Palestinian state=92 or=20
the evacuation of Jewish settlement.=94=20
<P><I>Bibi Netanyahu:</I> =93For the sin of giving to the =
implacable Arab=20
enemies 80% of the holy city of Hebron and releasing the venerable =
terror=20
instigator Sheik Yassin.=94=20
<P><I>Ehud Olmert</I>: =93For the sin of placing political =
interests above=20
principle by not voting against the release of Arab prisoners.=94=20
<P><I>Shimon Peres (here one hardly knows where to begin):</I> =
=93For the=20
sin of secretly initiating and then supporting the suicidal Oslo =
Accords,=20
in which Israel elevated chief PLO terrorist Yasser Arafat to =
prominence=20
on the world arena, provided him with weapons - which are used to =
murder=20
countless IDF soldiers and civilians - and transferred millions of =
shekels=20
to the coffers of his so-called Palestinian Authority - which =
foments,=20
rather than fights, terror.=94 <I>Die-hard, renegade leftists Uri =
Avnery,=20
Yossi Sarid, Shulamit Aloni and their soul-sick compatriots:</I> =
=93For the=20
sin of constantly giving aid and comfort to Israel's Arab enemies, =
while=20
turning a blind eye to the murder and wounding of thousands of our =
own=20
Jewish brethren.=94=20
<P>This Yom Kippur, as Jews gather in synagogues throughout the =
world to=20
pray for G-d's merciful judgement, may the New Year bring the =
demise of=20
all Israel=92s enemies and true peace for Eretz Yisrael and the =
Jewish=20
people.=20
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<H4>PCPO Poll of Palestinians 54.9% support suicide attacks in =
Israel=20
</H4>Poll no. 114. Date: 30 September 2003 <BR>A poll carried out =
by the=20
Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) and prepared by =
President Dr.=20
Nabil Kukali included a random sample of adults, 18 years and =
older, from=20
Gaza Strip and West Bank including East Jerusalem.=20
<P>President of the PCPO, Dr. Nabil Kukali, stated that the poll =
took=20
place, 25-29 September 2003 and the average age of the respondents =
was 32=20
years, and the margin of error was 3.59=B1 percent points. Kukali =
also=20
stated that the percentage of female respondents was 47.2%, while =
that of=20
the male ones was 52.8%. He also explained that the respondent 's =
location=20
of residence was as follows: 55.3% city, 27.2% village, and 17.5% =
refugee=20
camp. He pointed out to the average size of respondents' families =
that was=20
7.21 persons, and the average number of schooling years was 12.24 =
years.=20
<P><I><B>Some people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support =
suicidal=20
attacks in Israel, while others support a halt to such attacks =
now. Which=20
is closer to your opinion: </B></I>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>1.Such attacks must halt - 27.2%<BR>2. Such =
attacks=20
must continue - 54.9%<BR>3. Refuse to answer / do not know=20
-17.9%</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
<UL><FONT size=3D-1><STRONG>
<LI><A=20
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href=3D"http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/septoct03/arafat.htm=
l">Arafat=20
Must Be Stopped</A> <FONT color=3D#4b4549 size=3D-2>There =
will never=20
be peace in the Middle East while Yasser Arafat does his bloody =
work.=20
"Asking Arafat to give up terrorism," explains Bernard Lewis, =
the dean=20
of Middle East scholars, "is like asking Tiger Woods to give up=20
golf."</FONT> </STRONG></FONT></LI></UL>
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