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CAFI Newsletter
Newsletter #181 Friday, April 16, 2004=20
1.. SO WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THE SHARON-BUSH "DISENGAGEMENT" =
PLAN?=20
2.. STAGE SIX=20
3.. NO MORE ETHNIC CLEANSING=20
4.. WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. SO WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THE SHARON-BUSH "DISENGAGEMENT" PLAN?
by Steven Plaut - April 16, 2004=20
Ariel Sharon has presented his "disengagement plan" to the White =
House, and it has been endorsed by George Bush. The Sharon political =
machine, backed by the Labor Party's machine and the Israeli Left, is =
flooding the Israeli media with ads and promotions for the =
"disengagement plan". Many in Israel are presuming that because the Arab =
terrorist groups and the fascist Arab states are screaming in outrage =
against the plan, then it must in fact be a positive constructive plan =
that can reduce violence and produce peace. Polls are showing that even =
the majority of Likud members endorse the "plan". The Arab critics of =
course are outraged because the plan does not provide for the immediate =
liquidation of Israel and its p! opulation and they oppose all plans =
that are missing those essential genocidal clauses. While the =
Sharon-Bush "plan" has a few positive features and aspects, it augurs =
badly and embodies existential dangers for Israel.=20
So what is so wrong with the plan?
1. It rewards terrorism. Ever since signing the first Oslo =
"Accords", the Palestinians showed their devotion to its clauses as well =
as their unwillingness to comply with any of their written commitments =
by engaging in endless daily terrorist atrocities and by mass murdering =
1300 Israelis, equivalent to 22 September 11ths when measured =
proportional to population. The "plan" rewards the terror by delivering =
to the terrorists and Islamofascists a Gaza Strip ethnically cleansed of =
Jews. Guess how the Iraqi terrorists shooting Allied troops will =
understand and interpret this "deal"!=20
2. The "plan" is a recipe ! for escalated terrorism and =
atrocities. If Israel has trouble suppressing the terror even today, =
when the Gaza Strip is full of Jews and Israeli soldiers, what will =
happen once they are evicted? What will stand in the way of the PLO =
escalating the violence, firing hundreds more rockets into Negev =
civilian communities, and sending out dozens of new suicide bombers? =
What does Ariel Sharon think the PLO will do in Gaza once the "settlers" =
are evicted, take up knitting?=20
3. It is an evil precedent. It signals that Israel is willing to =
conduct "talks and dialogues" even while it is under daily attack by the =
PLO's terrorists and its civilians are being daily murdered. It signals =
that Israel is willing ultimately to abandon the West Bank and Gaza to =
the PLO without the PLO ever having to comply with a single thing.=20
4. There is no "conditionality" at all in the "deal". Israel's =
concessions and capitulations are to be carried out without the smallest =
gesture from the PLO, and without the requirement that the PLO comply =
first with a single clause in any of the accords that it has ALREADY =
signed in the past!=20
5. While Sharon and his people have hailed the "deal" with =
President Bush as effectively recognizing Israel's rights to maintain =
"groups of settlements" where they are concentrated, such as around =
Ariel, Colin Powell is already backing off from this publicly and =
declaring there is no such US acknowledgement of Israel's rights.=20
6. While the "deal" and joint announcement are being touted by =
Sharon's people as declaring there is and will be no such thing as a =
"Palestinian Right of Return" to Israel, Arafat and his minions have =
already denounced this and re-pledged that there will be no ceasefire =
until this "right", which is nothing more than the Sudeten-! like =
"right" of Palestinians to dismantle and destroy Israel, is accepted in =
full. Nothing in the plan is conditioned on Arafat and the PLO publicly =
renouncing this "Right". And the US cannot be relied upon in this =
regard. There was a time when the US was "firmly and permanently =
committed" to refusing to consider anything more than limited autonomy =
for the "Palestinians" and certainly no "state". Look where we are now.=20
7. The "plan" relinquishes Israel's moral claim to the rights of =
Jews to live anywhere they wish within the Land of Israel. The plan =
ethnically cleanses Jews from the Gaza Strip and parts of Samaria. There =
is nothing in the plan that limits the rights of Arabs to live anywhere =
THEY wish in the Land of Israel, including in Israel's own capital city, =
Jerusalem. Incredibly and mindlessly, Israel has allowed a huge wave of =
Arab migration to Jerusalem in recent decades. The plan PERMANENTLY =
relinquishes the rights of Jews EVER to live in the Gaza Strip, =
REGARDLESS of any Palestinian misbehavior or violations of any past or =
future "deals". The plan has Israel renouncing all "permanent" military =
installations in the Gaza Strip, including its radar facilities, needed =
to locate Palestinian smuggling boats, and this "permanence" is not =
conditional on such delicate niceties as the PLO halting rocket firings =
from Gaza into Jewish civilian areas or its sending out suicide bombers. =
8. Israel largely renounces its right to operate checkpoints and =
inspections to deter and fight terror. This makes the mass murders of =
Israeli civilians all that much easier and it damages Israel's abilities =
to do anything to block the movement of terrorists.=20
9. While the joint statement states that the Gaza Strip will be =
"demilitarized", one d! oes not know whether to laugh or cry at this. =
Previous "accords" with the PLO said the same thing and there were never =
any Israeli nor American attempts to force compliance. Since the PLO is =
not even a party to this Sharon-Bush "deal", this clause is little more =
than an insult to the intelligence. And note that the demilitarization =
is not a CONDITION for anything. Israeli concessions are not conditioned =
on demilitarization and Israel may not abandon its "permanent" =
concessions when it turns out Gaza is NOT demilitarized.=20
10. Israel once again agrees to the PLO operating an army. Guess =
against whom this army will be used. If you think it will be used =
against the Hamas and Islamic Jihad, then I have a nice bridge in =
Brooklyn I would like to sell you.=20
11. Israel agrees to demolish all "illegal Jewish settlements", =
but there is nothing that wou! ld allow Israel to expel Arab squatters =
living illegally on lands they do not own or in structures illegally =
built.=20
12, Israel foregoes the possibility of responding to mass murders =
and other forms of violence committed by Palestinians by shutting off =
the power and phone lines for the villages or neighborhoods involved.=20
13. Israel pledges to continue to allow large numbers of =
Palestinians to enter Israel daily as "day workers" and this is a =
guaranteed program for many new suicide bombers blowing up Israeli =
buses.=20
14. Israel pledges to continue to bankroll the terrorists, and =
this financing is conditioned on nothing. No conditionality on =
compliance by the PLO with anything. No conditionality on ending the =
atrocities. Nothing.=20
15. The destruction and abandonment of Israeli settlements in the =
West Bank and Gaza, with no PLO quid pro q! uo, provides enormous =
encouragement to those Arabs who believe that violence and atrocities =
are the only way to make gains for themselves. It is an open declaration =
that no act of violence by Arabs will ever go unrewarded. It sets the =
most dangerous precedent imaginable. Clearly every future "deal" will =
now be based on this precedent and will involve unilateral Israeli =
depopulation of its Jewish civilians with no Arab quid pro quo =
whatsoever. Eviction of Jews from large swaths of their homeland while =
never evicting a single Arab from anywhere has become the guiding =
principle for all future diplomacy.=20
16. While the Sharon team has been blustering that the deal means =
that Washington agrees that the 1967 "Green Line" will not again become =
Israel's future border, there is no actual such acknowledgement in the =
deal and Washington has never agreed to any such thing. In fact =
President Bush has repeatedly referred to the "1949 Armistice Lines", =
meaning Israel's pre-1967 Auschwitz Borders (which is what they were =
called by Abba Eban).=20
17. While President Bush acknowledges Israel's "rights of =
self-defense", these are not spelled out and in most cases where Israel =
has exercised its legitimate rights in recent years, such as by =
assassinating terrorist leaders, the Bush Administration has denounced =
these Israeli actions. So it appears that the only form of Israeli =
self-defense that is considered legitimate will remain self-defense by =
means of capitulation to terrorism.=20
18. While criticizing the PLO's "lack of action" against terror, =
which is a bit like condemning Hitler for his lack of action to stop the =
Holocaust, the joint announcement does not explicitly denounce Arafat =
for LEADING and ordering and initiating most of the terrorism. There are =
no American sanctions agai! nst the PLO for its non-compliance with any =
of its previous commitments, nor any sanctions against it for the =
endless mass murders it has committed.=20
19. The plan envisages Palestinian "refugees" being resettled in =
Arab states, including the future "state" of "Palestine". The word =
"only" is conspicuously absent.=20
20. Nothing in the agreement is conditioned upon the PLO ending =
its campaign to destroy Israel, nor upon any PLO acknowledgement of =
Israel's right to exist.=20
21. The "plan" utterly abandons the "Land for Peace" formula =
imposed on Israel by its leftist governments of the past, and replaces =
it with "Land for Good Press Soundbites," which is to say =AD "Land for =
Nothing".=20
22. The plan is anti-democratic. Sharon ran for office OPPOSING =
just such a plan being touted by the Labor Party under Amram Mitzna. =
Voters elected Sharon on that platform ! and because they opposed =
Mitzna's plan, yet here is Sharon implementing it by fiat.=20
23. Maariv April 16 reports that the plan has secret unpublished =
clauses involving Israeli agreement to additional concessions not stated =
in the public "deal". The White House knows the contents of this =
document. Israeli voters do not. What does that suggest to you?=20
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2. STAGE SIX
Jerusalem Post Editorial - April 15, 2004=20
According to people who study such things, there are eight stages =
of genocide: Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization, =
Organization, Polarization, Preparation, Extermination and Denial. After =
a decade of Arafatian rule, a critical mass of Palestinians hover =
somewhere between stages six and seven.=20
This development, obvious to most Israelis, is rarely noticed by =
outside observers. For one thing, a country of Israel's military =
capacities hardly seems vulnerable to extermination. For another, Israel =
is viewed as being at least as much an aggressor - both historically and =
currently - as it is a current and potential victim. For a third, =
neither Palestinian intentions nor actions, even of the most extreme =
sort, are considered genocidal. Instead, Palestinians are seen to be =
fighting for a state of their own, not the elimination of Israel or the =
Jews within it. As for suicide bombings, they are viewed as a foul =
offshoot of a legitimate national struggle, not an expression of that =
struggle's fundamental purpose.=20
One can only pray the outside observers are right: that Israelis =
really are paranoid when it comes to understanding Palestinian designs; =
that the dehumanizing caricatures of Jews in the Palestinian press and =
in their textbooks, and the frequent calls to murder by their religious =
and secular leadership, are nothing but rhetoric and hyperbole typical =
of a people at war.=20
Then again, most students of genocide would agree that when =
prominent or popular leaders of one nation call repeatedly and openly =
for the extinction of another nation, it's best to take them at their =
word. The stages of genocide are not only logical but sequential: If =
classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, =
polarization, and preparation can be clearly discerned, it's best to get =
ready for extermination and denial.=20
Skeptics of this analysis make the argument that even if a large =
number of Palestinians do harbor genocidal aims, their intent is =
irrelevant; what matters is capacity. Larry Derfner, a columnist for =
this paper, puts the case nicely. "The Egyptians would love to be rid of =
Israel. So would the Jordanians, Syrians, and Lebanese. But they don't =
dare because they're afraid of Israel's superior power... If we leave =
the Palestinians alone... there's no inherent reason why they shouldn't =
eventually come around and join the rest of our neighbors to hate us and =
reject us, but leave us in peace."=20
This is a powerful argument, but it rests on two heroic =
assumptions: first, that Israel will retain "superior power" forever; =
and second, that politics in our neighboring countries won't take a =
sharp turn for the worse. Also, it is not particularly comforting to =
know that unless Israel funds its military to the highest state of =
preparedness, the country risks extinction. Does Norway operate this =
way? Does Canada?=20
Put simply, intentions count because they merely seek opportunity. =
When two Israeli reservists took a wrong turn into Ramallah in October =
2000, certain Palestinians found their opportunity. Should a Palestinian =
bomber find his way into an Israeli fuel depot or chemical plant, =
opportunity will be found again.=20
We make these observations just as President Bush, in his press =
conference with Ariel Sharon, has repeated his call for a new =
Palestinian regime, devoted not only to fighting terrorism but to =
focusing its efforts on the socio-economic welfare of the Palestinian =
people. When Bush first made this case, in June 2002, it was widely =
dismissed as unrealistic and probably counterproductive. To our mind, it =
remains essential. No "peace" is worth the paper it's written on if it =
collapses at the first hint of weakness.=20
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3. NO MORE ETHNIC CLEANSING
By Joseph Farah - WorldNetDaily.com - April 16, 2004=20
President Bush did the right thing this week when he told =
Palestinian refugees they can forget the so-called "right of return" and =
any future plans to move to Israel.=20
Their future lies only in "the establishment of a Palestinian =
state and the settling of Palestinian refugees there rather than in =
Israel," he said.=20
The president twice referred to Israel as a Jewish state. Any plan =
that would entertain the notion of millions of Arabs settling in Israel =
would, of course, alter the fundamental character of the country.=20
Bush did not explicitly say that the United States supports Israel =
keeping some of its large Jewish communities on the West Bank =96 home =
to about a quarter million Israelis =96 but he endorsed Israeli Prime =
Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw the few thousand settlers from =
the Gaza Strip.=20
Why is it important to dispense with the idea of "the right of =
return"? And why is it important for Israel to maintain Jewish =
communities on the West Bank?=20
Any other alternative would amount to a green light for =
anti-Semitic ethnic cleansing in the Middle East =96 something the =
region has witnessed far too much over the past 50 years.=20
Yasser Arafat has promoted the "right of return" as one more =
tactic in his ultimate goal for the destruction of the state of Israel. =
He knows it is impossible for millions claiming Arab refugee status to =
prove claims their property was ever taken from them. He knows the tiny =
Jewish state could easily be overwhelmed by Arabs laying claim to real =
estate or citizenship in Israel. He knows that the so-called "right of =
return" amounts to his "final solution" =96 a one-state solution that =
would permit the vastly out-numbered Jews in the Middle East to be voted =
out of their own country.=20
Likewise, it is imperative for Israel to protect its =
well-established Jewish communities in the West Bank, traditional Jewish =
lands, because the Palestinian Authority is on record as insisting no =
Jews be allowed to live in its future Palestinian Arab state.=20
This is one of the great untold stories of the Israeli-Palestinian =
conflict. Arafat and his allies demand that all Jews get out of the =
country they are attempting to create.=20
In any other part of the world, this kind of racist, anti-Semitic =
effort at ethnically cleansing a region would be roundly condemned by =
all civilized people. Yet, because most people simply don't understand =
the clear, official plan by the Arab leaders to force out all Jews from =
the new Palestinian state, Arafat retains a degree of sympathy, even =
political support, from much of the world.=20
Think about what I am saying: It is the official policy of the =
Palestinian Authority that all Jews must get off the land! Why is the =
United States supporting the creation of a new, racist, anti-Semitic =
hate state? Why is the civilized world viewing this as a prescription =
for peace in the region? Why is this considered an acceptable idea?=20
Is there any other place in the world where that kind of official =
policy of racism and ethnic cleansing is tolerated =96 even condoned?=20
Why are the rules different in the Middle East? Why are the rules =
different for Arabs? Why are the rules different for Muslims?=20
Would America consider it acceptable if the new Iraqi government =
said the few Jews remaining in Iraq would have to leave?
Would America consider it acceptable if the new Iraqi governing =
council said Christians would have to go?=20
Of course not. So why =96 even before a Palestinian state is =
created =96 why do we accept as a fait accompli that Jews should be =
forced off their land in the coming state of Palestine?=20
Why are U.S. tax dollars supporting the racist, anti-Semitic =
entity known as the Palestinian Authority?=20
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4. WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN
Jerusalem Post Editorial - October 2, 2002=20
Earlier this week, US President George W. Bush came within the =
stroke of a pen of partially righting a historic wrong and forcing the =
State Department to begin treating Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The =
opportunity arose after the US Senate and House of Representatives last =
week approved the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which authorizes =
the State Department's budget of $8.6 billion for next year and lays out =
Congress's policy priorities for the department as well.=20
Section 214 of the law, entitled "United States Policy with =
Respect to Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel," contains a host of =
provisions that would oblige the State Department to stop treating =
Jerusalem as if it were a city without a country. It prohibits the use =
of government funds for any official US document that lists countries =
and their capital cities but fails to identify Jerusalem as Israel's =
capital, and it also states that a US citizen born in the city can =
choose to have Israel listed on his passport as his country of birth. =
Until now, that section of the passport simply reads "Jerusalem," as if =
the city floats in thin air rather than belonging to, let alone being =
the capital of, any country.=20
The law would also require the US Consulate in Jerusalem to =
operate under the auspices of the US Ambassador to Israel, who is based =
in Tel Aviv. The importance of this provision lies in the fact that =
until now, the Jerusalem consulate has been operating as an autonomous =
entity, serving in effect as a US embassy to the Palestinians.=20
Finally, the law also calls on the president to immediately begin =
relocating the US Embassy to Jerusalem. On Monday night, the President =
signed the bill into law, but he was quick to declare he would view =
Section 214 as "advisory" in nature only, and that he did not feel bound =
by it. While presidents have long bristled at, opposed, and even vetoed =
legislation on foreign policy grounds, once a bill is signed, it becomes =
law like any other. Bush's decision to sign and yet refuse to implement =
this provision is therefore an extreme and perhaps unprecedented step.=20
Not surprisingly, supporters of the bill were quick to criticize =
Bush for his actions. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who was a major force =
behind the legislation, said, "The president is wrong on the substance =
and he is wrong on the law. It's going to set up an interesting legal =
conflict. Ultimately, the court is going to have to decide whether =
Congress had the right to pass this law and whether the president has =
the right to sign it but not implement it."=20
However the constitutional question works itself out, Bush's =
action was both surprising and disappointing. After two years in which =
Israel has found itself the target of unprecedented Palestinian =
terrorism, which has included the carrying out of ruthless attacks in =
the heart of Jerusalem itself, Bush could have sent a strong and =
unequivocal message to Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians that there is =
a price to be paid for terrorism and violence.=20
After all, at the Camp David Summit in July 2000, then prime =
minister Ehud Barak effectively agreed to divide Jerusalem and yield =
control over the eastern portion of the city. He even expressed a =
willingness to share sovereignty over the Temple Mount, Judaism's =
holiest site. Nevertheless, Arafat summarily rejected Barak's =
overly-generous proposals, and chose to launch a war that grips the =
region till today. By signing the bill and agreeing to enforce its =
provisions, Bush could have signaled the Palestinians that there is a =
price to be paid for extremism.=20
Instead, the US president has thrust the Middle East backwards, to =
the days when the West would habitually kowtow to Arab demands =
regardless of how radical they might be. And while he undoubtedly did =
this with an eye toward an upcoming operation in Iraq, and the Arab =
world's unenthusiastic response, Bush's action may have precisely the =
opposite of its intended effect.=20
Especially at this moment before the American campaign in Iraq, it =
is important to remember that action's larger purpose. As Bush has =
eloquently pointed out, this is not just a fight to oust one dictator or =
crush one terrorist group, but to dry the swamp of terror by promoting =
freedom and democracy. Bush seems to understand that to prevent another =
September 11, he must change an entire region that has become a spawning =
ground for a militant form of Islam. September 11 was one product of =
this militancy, but the utter rejection of Israel is another.=20
The attempt to deny Israel its own capital in the city that is =
synonomous with 3,000 years of Jewish hopes and dreams is a centerpiece =
of the Arab rejection of Israel's right to exist. No would dream of =
dividing Mecca, Cairo, Damascus, or Washington, yet it has become an =
article of faith that dividing Jerusalem will bring peace. It is =
scandalous that for over 50 years US policy has played into this =
cardinal plank of Arab radicalism. If Bush really wants to signal that =
the Middle East must change, undoing this shameful aspect of US policy =
would be a good start.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
"The terrorist who takes hostages or plants a roadside bomb near =
Baghdad is serving the same ideology of murder that kills innocent =
people on trains in Madrid, and murders children on buses in =
Jerusalem..."
- President George W. Bush addressing the White House press corps, =
April 13, 2004.=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. So, What Did We Get? Finally, as has been the case since =
the "land for peace" equation was coined, the demands on Israel from the =
exchange of letters are all concrete while the demands from the =
Palestinians are not. They have to reform and fight terror but there is =
no "or else."=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">SO WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THE SHARON-BUSH=20
"DISENGAGEMENT" PLAN?</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">STAGE SIX</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">NO MORE ETHNIC CLEANSING</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN</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>SO WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THE =
SHARON-BUSH=20
"DISENGAGEMENT" PLAN?</A></H3>by Steven Plaut - April 16, 2004=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>riel Sharon has =
presented his=20
"disengagement plan" to the White House, and it has been endorsed =
by=20
George Bush. The Sharon political machine, backed by the Labor =
Party's=20
machine and the Israeli Left, is flooding the Israeli media with =
ads and=20
promotions for the "disengagement plan". Many in Israel are =
presuming that=20
because the Arab terrorist groups and the fascist Arab states are=20
screaming in outrage against the plan, then it must in fact be a =
positive=20
constructive plan that can reduce violence and produce peace. =
Polls are=20
showing that even the majority of Likud members endorse the =
"plan". The=20
Arab critics of course are outraged because the plan does not =
provide for=20
the immediate liquidation of Israel and its p! opulation and they =
oppose=20
all plans that are missing those essential genocidal clauses. =
While the=20
Sharon-Bush "plan" has a few positive features and aspects, it =
augurs=20
badly and embodies existential dangers for Israel.=20
<H4>So what is so wrong with the plan?</H4>1. It rewards =
terrorism. Ever=20
since signing the first Oslo "Accords", the Palestinians showed =
their=20
devotion to its clauses as well as their unwillingness to comply =
with any=20
of their written commitments by engaging in endless daily =
terrorist=20
atrocities and by mass murdering 1300 Israelis, equivalent to 22 =
September=20
11ths when measured proportional to population. The "plan" rewards =
the=20
terror by delivering to the terrorists and Islamofascists a Gaza =
Strip=20
ethnically cleansed of Jews. Guess how the Iraqi terrorists =
shooting=20
Allied troops will understand and interpret this "deal"!=20
<P>2. The "plan" is a recipe ! for escalated terrorism and =
atrocities. If=20
Israel has trouble suppressing the terror even today, when the =
Gaza Strip=20
is full of Jews and Israeli soldiers, what will happen once they =
are=20
evicted? What will stand in the way of the PLO escalating the =
violence,=20
firing hundreds more rockets into Negev civilian communities, and =
sending=20
out dozens of new suicide bombers? What does Ariel Sharon think =
the PLO=20
will do in Gaza once the "settlers" are evicted, take up knitting? =
<P>3. It is an evil precedent. It signals that Israel is willing =
to=20
conduct "talks and dialogues" even while it is under daily attack =
by the=20
PLO's terrorists and its civilians are being daily murdered. It =
signals=20
that Israel is willing ultimately to abandon the West Bank and =
Gaza to the=20
PLO without the PLO ever having to comply with a single thing.=20
<P>4. There is no "conditionality" at all in the "deal". Israel's=20
concessions and capitulations are to be carried out without the =
smallest=20
gesture from the PLO, and without the requirement that the PLO =
comply=20
first with a single clause in any of the accords that it has =
ALREADY=20
signed in the past!=20
<P>5. While Sharon and his people have hailed the "deal" with =
President=20
Bush as effectively recognizing Israel's rights to maintain =
"groups of=20
settlements" where they are concentrated, such as around Ariel, =
Colin=20
Powell is already backing off from this publicly and declaring =
there is no=20
such US acknowledgement of Israel's rights.=20
<P>6. While the "deal" and joint announcement are being touted by =
Sharon's=20
people as declaring there is and will be no such thing as a =
"Palestinian=20
Right of Return" to Israel, Arafat and his minions have already =
denounced=20
this and re-pledged that there will be no ceasefire until this =
"right",=20
which is nothing more than the Sudeten-! like "right" of =
Palestinians to=20
dismantle and destroy Israel, is accepted in full. Nothing in the =
plan is=20
conditioned on Arafat and the PLO publicly renouncing this =
"Right". And=20
the US cannot be relied upon in this regard. There was a time when =
the US=20
was "firmly and permanently committed" to refusing to consider =
anything=20
more than limited autonomy for the "Palestinians" and certainly no =
"state". Look where we are now.=20
<P>7. The "plan" relinquishes Israel's moral claim to the rights =
of Jews=20
to live anywhere they wish within the Land of Israel. The plan =
ethnically=20
cleanses Jews from the Gaza Strip and parts of Samaria. There is =
nothing=20
in the plan that limits the rights of Arabs to live anywhere THEY =
wish in=20
the Land of Israel, including in Israel's own capital city, =
Jerusalem.=20
Incredibly and mindlessly, Israel has allowed a huge wave of Arab=20
migration to Jerusalem in recent decades. The plan PERMANENTLY=20
relinquishes the rights of Jews EVER to live in the Gaza Strip, =
REGARDLESS=20
of any Palestinian misbehavior or violations of any past or future =
"deals". The plan has Israel renouncing all "permanent" military=20
installations in the Gaza Strip, including its radar facilities, =
needed to=20
locate Palestinian smuggling boats, and this "permanence" is not=20
conditional on such delicate niceties as the PLO halting rocket =
firings=20
from Gaza into Jewish civilian areas or its sending out suicide =
bombers.=20
<P>8. Israel largely renounces its right to operate checkpoints =
and=20
inspections to deter and fight terror. This makes the mass murders =
of=20
Israeli civilians all that much easier and it damages Israel's =
abilities=20
to do anything to block the movement of terrorists.=20
<P>9. While the joint statement states that the Gaza Strip will be =
"demilitarized", one d! oes not know whether to laugh or cry at =
this.=20
Previous "accords" with the PLO said the same thing and there were =
never=20
any Israeli nor American attempts to force compliance. Since the =
PLO is=20
not even a party to this Sharon-Bush "deal", this clause is little =
more=20
than an insult to the intelligence. And note that the =
demilitarization is=20
not a CONDITION for anything. Israeli concessions are not =
conditioned on=20
demilitarization and Israel may not abandon its "permanent" =
concessions=20
when it turns out Gaza is NOT demilitarized.=20
<P>10. Israel once again agrees to the PLO operating an army. =
Guess=20
against whom this army will be used. If you think it will be used =
against=20
the Hamas and Islamic Jihad, then I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn =
I would=20
like to sell you.=20
<P>11. Israel agrees to demolish all "illegal Jewish settlements", =
but=20
there is nothing that wou! ld allow Israel to expel Arab squatters =
living=20
illegally on lands they do not own or in structures illegally =
built.=20
<P>12, Israel foregoes the possibility of responding to mass =
murders and=20
other forms of violence committed by Palestinians by shutting off =
the=20
power and phone lines for the villages or neighborhoods involved.=20
<P>13. Israel pledges to continue to allow large numbers of =
Palestinians=20
to enter Israel daily as "day workers" and this is a guaranteed =
program=20
for many new suicide bombers blowing up Israeli buses.=20
<P>14. Israel pledges to continue to bankroll the terrorists, and =
this=20
financing is conditioned on nothing. No conditionality on =
compliance by=20
the PLO with anything. No conditionality on ending the atrocities. =
Nothing.=20
<P>15. The destruction and abandonment of Israeli settlements in =
the West=20
Bank and Gaza, with no PLO quid pro q! uo, provides enormous =
encouragement=20
to those Arabs who believe that violence and atrocities are the =
only way=20
to make gains for themselves. It is an open declaration that no =
act of=20
violence by Arabs will ever go unrewarded. It sets the most =
dangerous=20
precedent imaginable. Clearly every future "deal" will now be =
based on=20
this precedent and will involve unilateral Israeli depopulation of =
its=20
Jewish civilians with no Arab quid pro quo whatsoever. Eviction of =
Jews=20
from large swaths of their homeland while never evicting a single =
Arab=20
from anywhere has become the guiding principle for all future =
diplomacy.=20
<P>16. While the Sharon team has been blustering that the deal =
means that=20
Washington agrees that the 1967 "Green Line" will not again become =
Israel's future border, there is no actual such acknowledgement in =
the=20
deal and Washington has never agreed to any such thing. In fact =
President=20
Bush has repeatedly referred to the "1949 Armistice Lines", =
meaning=20
Israel's pre-1967 Auschwitz Borders (which is what they were =
called by=20
Abba Eban).=20
<P>17. While President Bush acknowledges Israel's "rights of=20
self-defense", these are not spelled out and in most cases where =
Israel=20
has exercised its legitimate rights in recent years, such as by=20
assassinating terrorist leaders, the Bush Administration has =
denounced=20
these Israeli actions. So it appears that the only form of Israeli =
self-defense that is considered legitimate will remain =
self-defense by=20
means of capitulation to terrorism.=20
<P>18. While criticizing the PLO's "lack of action" against =
terror, which=20
is a bit like condemning Hitler for his lack of action to stop the =
Holocaust, the joint announcement does not explicitly denounce =
Arafat for=20
LEADING and ordering and initiating most of the terrorism. There =
are no=20
American sanctions agai! nst the PLO for its non-compliance with =
any of=20
its previous commitments, nor any sanctions against it for the =
endless=20
mass murders it has committed.=20
<P>19. The plan envisages Palestinian "refugees" being resettled =
in Arab=20
states, including the future "state" of "Palestine". The word =
"only" is=20
conspicuously absent.=20
<P>20. Nothing in the agreement is conditioned upon the PLO ending =
its=20
campaign to destroy Israel, nor upon any PLO acknowledgement of =
Israel's=20
right to exist.=20
<P>21. The "plan" utterly abandons the "Land for Peace" formula =
imposed on=20
Israel by its leftist governments of the past, and replaces it =
with "Land=20
for Good Press Soundbites," which is to say ­ "Land for =
Nothing".=20
<P>22. The plan is anti-democratic. Sharon ran for office OPPOSING =
just=20
such a plan being touted by the Labor Party under Amram Mitzna. =
Voters=20
elected Sharon on that platform ! and because they opposed =
Mitzna's plan,=20
yet here is Sharon implementing it by fiat.=20
<P>23. Maariv April 16 reports that the plan has secret =
unpublished=20
clauses involving Israeli agreement to additional concessions not =
stated=20
in the public "deal". The White House knows the contents of this =
document.=20
Israeli voters do not. What does that suggest to you?=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>STAGE SIX</A></H3>Jerusalem Post =
Editorial -=20
April 15, 2004=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>A</FONT>ccording to people who =
study such=20
things, there are eight stages of genocide: Classification, =
Symbolization,=20
Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Preparation, =
Extermination and=20
Denial. After a decade of Arafatian rule, a critical mass of =
Palestinians=20
hover somewhere between stages six and seven.=20
<P>This development, obvious to most Israelis, is rarely noticed =
by=20
outside observers. For one thing, a country of Israel's military=20
capacities hardly seems vulnerable to extermination. For another, =
Israel=20
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neither=20
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are=20
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fighting for a=20
state of their own, not the elimination of Israel or the Jews =
within it.=20
As for suicide bombings, they are viewed as a foul offshoot of a=20
legitimate national struggle, not an expression of that struggle's =
fundamental purpose.=20
<P>One can only pray the outside observers are right: that =
Israelis really=20
are paranoid when it comes to understanding Palestinian designs; =
that the=20
dehumanizing caricatures of Jews in the Palestinian press and in =
their=20
textbooks, and the frequent calls to murder by their religious and =
secular=20
leadership, are nothing but rhetoric and hyperbole typical of a =
people at=20
war.=20
<P>Then again, most students of genocide would agree that when =
prominent=20
or popular leaders of one nation call repeatedly and openly for =
the=20
extinction of another nation, it's best to take them at their =
word. The=20
stages of genocide are not only logical but sequential: If =
classification,=20
symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, and =
preparation=20
can be clearly discerned, it's best to get ready for extermination =
and=20
denial.=20
<P>Skeptics of this analysis make the argument that even if a =
large number=20
of Palestinians do harbor genocidal aims, their intent is =
irrelevant; what=20
matters is capacity. Larry Derfner, a columnist for this paper, =
puts the=20
case nicely. "The Egyptians would love to be rid of Israel. So =
would the=20
Jordanians, Syrians, and Lebanese. But they don't dare because =
they're=20
afraid of Israel's superior power... If we leave the Palestinians =
alone...=20
there's no inherent reason why they shouldn't eventually come =
around and=20
join the rest of our neighbors to hate us and reject us, but leave =
us in=20
peace."=20
<P>This is a powerful argument, but it rests on two heroic =
assumptions:=20
first, that Israel will retain "superior power" forever; and =
second, that=20
politics in our neighboring countries won't take a sharp turn for =
the=20
worse. Also, it is not particularly comforting to know that unless =
Israel=20
funds its military to the highest state of preparedness, the =
country risks=20
extinction. Does Norway operate this way? Does Canada?=20
<P>Put simply, intentions count because they merely seek =
opportunity. When=20
two Israeli reservists took a wrong turn into Ramallah in October =
2000,=20
certain Palestinians found their opportunity. Should a Palestinian =
bomber=20
find his way into an Israeli fuel depot or chemical plant, =
opportunity=20
will be found again.=20
<P>We make these observations just as President Bush, in his press =
conference with Ariel Sharon, has repeated his call for a new =
Palestinian=20
regime, devoted not only to fighting terrorism but to focusing its =
efforts=20
on the socio-economic welfare of the Palestinian people. When Bush =
first=20
made this case, in June 2002, it was widely dismissed as =
unrealistic and=20
probably counterproductive. To our mind, it remains essential. No =
"peace"=20
is worth the paper it's written on if it collapses at the first =
hint of=20
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<H3>3. <A name=3D3>NO MORE ETHNIC CLEANSING</A></H3>By =
Joseph=20
Farah - WorldNetDaily.com - April 16, 2004=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>P</FONT>resident Bush did the =
right thing=20
this week when he told Palestinian refugees they can forget the =
so-called=20
"right of return" and any future plans to move to Israel.=20
<P>Their future lies only in "the establishment of a Palestinian =
state and=20
the settling of Palestinian refugees there rather than in Israel," =
he=20
said.=20
<P>The president twice referred to Israel as a Jewish state. Any =
plan that=20
would entertain the notion of millions of Arabs settling in Israel =
would,=20
of course, alter the fundamental character of the country.=20
<P>Bush did not explicitly say that the United States supports =
Israel=20
keeping some of its large Jewish communities on the West Bank =96 =
home to=20
about a quarter million Israelis =96 but he endorsed Israeli Prime =
Minister=20
Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw the few thousand settlers from the =
Gaza=20
Strip.=20
<P>Why is it important to dispense with the idea of "the right of =
return"?=20
And why is it important for Israel to maintain Jewish communities =
on the=20
West Bank?=20
<P>Any other alternative would amount to a green light for =
anti-Semitic=20
ethnic cleansing in the Middle East =96 something the region has =
witnessed=20
far too much over the past 50 years.=20
<P>Yasser Arafat has promoted the "right of return" as one more =
tactic in=20
his ultimate goal for the destruction of the state of Israel. He =
knows it=20
is impossible for millions claiming Arab refugee status to prove =
claims=20
their property was ever taken from them. He knows the tiny Jewish =
state=20
could easily be overwhelmed by Arabs laying claim to real estate =
or=20
citizenship in Israel. He knows that the so-called "right of =
return"=20
amounts to his "final solution" =96 a one-state solution that =
would permit=20
the vastly out-numbered Jews in the Middle East to be voted out of =
their=20
own country.=20
<P>Likewise, it is imperative for Israel to protect its =
well-established=20
Jewish communities in the West Bank, traditional Jewish lands, =
because the=20
Palestinian Authority is on record as insisting no Jews be allowed =
to live=20
in its future Palestinian Arab state.=20
<P>This is one of the great untold stories of the =
Israeli-Palestinian=20
conflict. Arafat and his allies demand that all Jews get out of =
the=20
country they are attempting to create.=20
<P>In any other part of the world, this kind of racist, =
anti-Semitic=20
effort at ethnically cleansing a region would be roundly condemned =
by all=20
civilized people. Yet, because most people simply don't understand =
the=20
clear, official plan by the Arab leaders to force out all Jews =
from the=20
new Palestinian state, Arafat retains a degree of sympathy, even =
political=20
support, from much of the world.=20
<P>Think about what I am saying: It is the official policy of the=20
Palestinian Authority that all Jews must get off the land! Why is =
the=20
United States supporting the creation of a new, racist, =
anti-Semitic hate=20
state? Why is the civilized world viewing this as a prescription =
for peace=20
in the region? Why is this considered an acceptable idea?=20
<P>Is there any other place in the world where that kind of =
official=20
policy of racism and ethnic cleansing is tolerated =96 even =
condoned?=20
<P>Why are the rules different in the Middle East? Why are the =
rules=20
different for Arabs? Why are the rules different for Muslims?=20
<P>Would America consider it acceptable if the new Iraqi =
government said=20
the few Jews remaining in Iraq would have to leave?<BR>Would =
America=20
consider it acceptable if the new Iraqi governing council said =
Christians=20
would have to go?=20
<P>Of course not. So why =96 even before a Palestinian state is =
created =96=20
why do we accept as a fait accompli that Jews should be forced off =
their=20
land in the coming state of Palestine?=20
<P>Why are U.S. tax dollars supporting the racist, anti-Semitic =
entity=20
known as the Palestinian Authority?=20
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<H3>4. <A name=3D4>WITH THE STROKE OF A =
PEN</A></H3>Jerusalem=20
Post Editorial - <FONT color=3D#800000><STRONG>October 2, 2002=20
</STRONG></FONT>
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>E</FONT>arlier this week, US =
President=20
George W. Bush came within the stroke of a pen of partially =
righting a=20
historic wrong and forcing the State Department to begin treating=20
Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The opportunity arose after the US =
Senate=20
and House of Representatives last week approved the Foreign =
Relations=20
Authorization Act, which authorizes the State Department's budget =
of $8.6=20
billion for next year and lays out Congress's policy priorities =
for the=20
department as well.=20
<P>Section 214 of the law, entitled "United States Policy with =
Respect to=20
Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel," contains a host of provisions =
that=20
would oblige the State Department to stop treating Jerusalem as if =
it were=20
a city without a country. It prohibits the use of government funds =
for any=20
official US document that lists countries and their capital cities =
but=20
fails to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and it also =
states that a=20
US citizen born in the city can choose to have Israel listed on =
his=20
passport as his country of birth. Until now, that section of the =
passport=20
simply reads "Jerusalem," as if the city floats in thin air rather =
than=20
belonging to, let alone being the capital of, any country.=20
<P>The law would also require the US Consulate in Jerusalem to =
operate=20
under the auspices of the US Ambassador to Israel, who is based in =
Tel=20
Aviv. The importance of this provision lies in the fact that until =
now,=20
the Jerusalem consulate has been operating as an autonomous =
entity,=20
serving in effect as a US embassy to the Palestinians.=20
<P>Finally, the law also calls on the president to immediately =
begin=20
relocating the US Embassy to Jerusalem. On Monday night, the =
President=20
signed the bill into law, but he was quick to declare he would =
view=20
Section 214 as "advisory" in nature only, and that he did not feel =
bound=20
by it. While presidents have long bristled at, opposed, and even =
vetoed=20
legislation on foreign policy grounds, once a bill is signed, it =
becomes=20
law like any other. Bush's decision to sign and yet refuse to =
implement=20
this provision is therefore an extreme and perhaps unprecedented =
step.=20
<P>Not surprisingly, supporters of the bill were quick to =
criticize Bush=20
for his actions. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who was a major force =
behind=20
the legislation, said, "The president is wrong on the substance =
and he is=20
wrong on the law. It's going to set up an interesting legal =
conflict.=20
Ultimately, the court is going to have to decide whether Congress =
had the=20
right to pass this law and whether the president has the right to =
sign it=20
but not implement it."=20
<P>However the constitutional question works itself out, Bush's =
action was=20
both surprising and disappointing. After two years in which Israel =
has=20
found itself the target of unprecedented Palestinian terrorism, =
which has=20
included the carrying out of ruthless attacks in the heart of =
Jerusalem=20
itself, Bush could have sent a strong and unequivocal message to =
Yasser=20
Arafat and the Palestinians that there is a price to be paid for =
terrorism=20
and violence.=20
<P>After all, at the Camp David Summit in July 2000, then prime =
minister=20
Ehud Barak effectively agreed to divide Jerusalem and yield =
control over=20
the eastern portion of the city. He even expressed a willingness =
to share=20
sovereignty over the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site. =
Nevertheless,=20
Arafat summarily rejected Barak's overly-generous proposals, and =
chose to=20
launch a war that grips the region till today. By signing the bill =
and=20
agreeing to enforce its provisions, Bush could have signaled the=20
Palestinians that there is a price to be paid for extremism.=20
<P>Instead, the US president has thrust the Middle East backwards, =
to the=20
days when the West would habitually kowtow to Arab demands =
regardless of=20
how radical they might be. And while he undoubtedly did this with =
an eye=20
toward an upcoming operation in Iraq, and the Arab world's =
unenthusiastic=20
response, Bush's action may have precisely the opposite of its =
intended=20
effect.=20
<P>Especially at this moment before the American campaign in Iraq, =
it is=20
important to remember that action's larger purpose. As Bush has =
eloquently=20
pointed out, this is not just a fight to oust one dictator or =
crush one=20
terrorist group, but to dry the swamp of terror by promoting =
freedom and=20
democracy. Bush seems to understand that to prevent another =
September 11,=20
he must change an entire region that has become a spawning ground =
for a=20
militant form of Islam. September 11 was one product of this =
militancy,=20
but the utter rejection of Israel is another.=20
<P>The attempt to deny Israel its own capital in the city that is=20
synonomous with 3,000 years of Jewish hopes and dreams is a =
centerpiece of=20
the Arab rejection of Israel's right to exist. No would dream of =
dividing=20
Mecca, Cairo, Damascus, or Washington, yet it has become an =
article of=20
faith that dividing Jerusalem will bring peace. It is scandalous =
that for=20
over 50 years US policy has played into this cardinal plank of =
Arab=20
radicalism. If Bush really wants to signal that the Middle East =
must=20
change, undoing this shameful aspect of US policy would be a good =
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