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| Hamas calls Israel approval of peace plan a trick | |
| 2003-05-28 | |
| Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said on Wednesday Israel's acceptance of the U.S.-backed road map to peace was ''a trick'' and warned that Washington could not be an honest peace broker. Now that doesn't seem real helpful, does it? Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, who has called on militants to end the armed struggle against Israel, has accepted the road map, which calls for an end to 32 months of violence and the establishment of a Palestinian state by 2005. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet approved the staged peace plan on Sunday, but with reservations, primarily on security issues. ''Sharon is a liar...(the road map) is a trick,'' said Yassin, whose group has spearheaded a bombing campaign that has killed scores of Israelis since the start of a Palestinian uprising for independence in September 2000. ''They want to throw the ball into our court,'' he added, voicing concern that Israel could try and provoke Hamas by targeting leading militants. Nice - wrong metaphor, dumbass
Wait and see if a IDF helicopter is following your car, jerk Yassin said that Hamas stood behind its offer to suspend attacks inside Israel in exchange for an end to an Israeli military crackdown on the Palestinians and the release of some 7,000 prisoners, a proposal Israel has dismissed. Not gonna happen Israel says its military measures are necessary to stop militants from carrying out attacks against Israelis. Sharon and Abbas are due to hold their second meeting to discuss the road map ahead of a planned summit next week with U.S. President George W. Bush in Jordan. Yassin said Washington's traditional backing of the Jewish state did not bode well for any talks. ''I have no hopes. America works for the interest of Israel, it cares about Israeli security and Israel's existence at our expense,'' he said. Uh, and the reasons we should care about you are....? This pinhead needs a hellfire in the rearview mirror | |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 Sharon's trick is calling their bluff. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-05-28 14:01:54 |
| #2 Okay, let's say for the moment that Sharon accepted the roadmap with the "trick" in mind that he knew that groups like Hamas would never disarm, therefore nullifying Israel's obligation to said roadmap. The bottom line is that the ball IS in the paleo's court, whether they like it or not. Now the burden of proof is upon the paleos to show that they are willing to take at least an equal step. Are they willing to show that they can be civilized, or are they now forced to reveal that they are nothing more than the vicious, rabid dogs that they are. If the answer is the latter, then Israel is justified in putting them to sleep and not dealing with them. If the answer is the former, then sure, sharon's bluff will have been called, but his people will stop finding themselves in hospitals, having nails and shrapnel removed on a daily basis. as far as ''Maybe, everything is under discussion.'' I'm betting that the only discussions are to the effect of, "uh, oh... Sharon just put us in Check, let's find a slimy way out so the heat will be off of us to put up or shut up. " |
| Posted by: Dripping sarcasm 2003-05-28 12:36:09 |
| #1 And the United States should not side with a people whose CIVILIANS are being targeted by SUICIDE BOMBERS because... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-05-28 11:10:50 |