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Arafat Urges Israel to Resume Talks
EFL
Ten years after the signing of historic peace accords whose goals were never achieved, Yasser Arafat said Saturday the Mideast conflict is facing its most difficult point since, and he urged Israel to return to negotiations following its threat to exile him.
"Watch the pea here, there it goes, is it in this shell or the one in my right hand?"
A rent-a-mob Lemmings Deluded Supporters filled Arafat’s compound Saturday to rally around their leader. They included a government-organized demonstration of more than 2,000 junior splodydopes school children, followed by thousands of mature splodydopes adults. Some pledged to act as human shields to defend Arafat from Israeli troops.
Okay, be a shield, that plays into the plan nicely.
``Why do they interfere in our affairs and want to expel our leader? It will only happen over our dead bodies,’’ said Adnan Awad, one of two dozen Palestinians camping outside Arafat’s office.
Sure Adnan, by the way, see that red dot creeping up your chest?
The Palestinian leader emerged repeatedly from the office of his partially destroyed compound to greet the crowd — beaming, blowing kisses and flashing ``V’’ for victory signs. It was a stark contrast to the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993, when Arafat shook hands with then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn in the presence of President Clinton.
All part of the same strategy to wear the Israelis down.
Israel blames Arafat for the collapse of peace efforts and says he has failed to stop terror attacks on Israelis. After two suicide bombings that killed 15 people this week, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s security Cabinet decided in principle to ``remove’’ him. The vaguely worded decision seems to leave open the options of exiling, killing or arresting Arafat — or further isolating him in the office where he has been confined for 18 months, with his phone lines cut and visitors barred.
Tossing Arafat into the Med with cement shoes is an appealing option.
``At this moment we are really facing the most difficult moment that we have faced since the signing of Oslo in 1993,’’ Arafat told foreign diplomats at his headquarters. ``The problem is not just my problem and the threats that Israel has made to eliminate or to remove me.
"Nope, nope, I ain’t afraid, watch me bare my chest."
``The problem, the real danger is the intent of the Israeli government to cancel the Palestinian partner and to eliminate the presence of the Palestinian Authority.’’
The problem is you, bubbles.
"And that Paleostinian Authority is — me!"
Turning his comments to Israel, he said, ``Come to peace, come to make peace together.’’
"Now look, is the pea in the shell on the left or the shell on the right?"
Thousands of Palestinians have rallied in recent days to support Arafat, and Palestinian officials have warned that a move against their leader would carry disastrous consequences.
For about a week or so, then it’s all up-side.
But Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Sharon, said Arafat has not delivered on years of pledges and called him an ``arch-terrorist.’’
Pretty good description, since he's demonstrated he doesn't know how to do anything else...
``We want to remove this obstacle to peace ... to renew the process of reconciliation between the two peoples,’’ Gissin said. ``As long as Arafat is around, that process is dead.’’
What he said.
Posted by: Steve White 2003-09-14
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=18673