On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO wrote: > This time, there is a (quite reasonable) peace proposal from the Arabs > on the table. All that Israel has to do is accept the proposal. If Israel > would for once do the right thing, they might actually get to live in peace > with their Arab neighbours.
No, there is most certainly not. No proposal exists from any one Arab state, much less all. All that exists is a loose *outline* for a proposal floated by the Saudis, which no Arab nation has so far agreed to accept. > Quite frankly, however, I do not have much faith in it. Sharon is the kind > of leader who believes only the other side should make concessions, so I > seriously doubt the Israeli regime will accept the peace proposal. Not > accepting it would be extremely stupid, as it would (a) lead to further (and > quite possibly increased) violence and (b) put the blame for the > continuation of the war on Israel, now that the Arabs have shown their > willingness to make peace. It would clearly mark Israel as the agressor in > the region. There is no peace proposal. None exists. Whatever one thinks of Sharon (I dislike him for all the reasons Tom has outlined), there is nothing for Sharon to accept or reject at this point. Marvin Long Austin, Texas
