I'm not saying the situation is hopeless. If Arafat would be a leader and
tell his people to stop attacking then maybe there would be more hope. The
entire Oslo peace plan was based on that. We'll talk rather than fight.
As for offensive attacks, would you have killed the terrorists from the
towers before they struck? The answer is yes. Would you kill Bin Ladin now
if you had the chance? I think everyone in America and a few other places
would say yes.
But that's all besides the point. The Israeli defense minister ordered his
troops to halt operations in order to test the cease fire.
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=8250
Maybe this is the re-start of peace. If not, then it'll just be more of the
same. Israel needs peace, not war. The constant attacks are whittling them
away. I long for the day when Israels is accepted as a country and there's
no state of war or even cold peace. I long for the day when Israel will
live in peace with the countries around it without fear of an attack. The
time will come. Until then, I'm going to be a realist.
Terrorist counter spies? Riiiiiight. This is the middle east. Man trusts
his brother and that's about it. We'll put a ton of money into intelligence
and get out of it very little. That's the way its always been over there.
And we'll trust no one anyway. If Israel tells us that there's the
potential for an attack, we'll doubt them. If Jordan says they know who did
it, we'll doubt them. If Saddam stands up and says "I did it", we'll kill
him, but still doubt him. That's the middle east.
>Mike, with an attitude like this, how in the world will there EVER be
>peace? It seems that all we hear from Israel (paraphrased by you below) is
>that the situation is hopeless, and the only option is to wipe every Arab
>who opposes an Israeli state out. As if Israel bears no responsibility for
>escalating tensions in the region. The information you describe below
>(probably from Arutz Sheva), would seem much worse considering that before
>being forced to accept a peace, Sharon was actually stepping up OFFENSIVE
>(the operative word being OFFENSIVE) attacks against the Palestinians.
>
>The only thing I heard coming from the Israeli press all last week and this
>week was "See? Look how we told you so?". What was shockingly absent
>from the Israeli view was a way of solving this problem peacefully.
>
>I am particularly impressed with how the US is handling this
>situation. They know that brute force "Mine is bigger than yours"
>offensives are pointless in this war. Terrorism has to be weeded out from
>the inside. We have to create terrorist counter-spys, essentially pay off
>those who would do evil, and infiltrate these organizations from the inside
>out. This is the only way we will have peace.....then the Israelis can
>live in peace, and put their tanks away once and for all.....
>
>Gerry
>
>
>At 03:35 AM 9/20/2001 -0400, Michael Dinowitz wrote:
> >Riiiiight. Lets see. Wednesday was a holiday in Israel. The Jewish New year.
> >What happened that day?:
> >Soldiers Attacked by Terrorist Gunfire Near Bethlehem
> >Bomb Detonated Against Military Vehicle in the Shomron
> >Wednesday Night Mortar Attack
> >Update on Oranit Terror Victims
> >Shooting Directed at Psagot and Ayosh Junction
> >Motorist Attacked by Gunfire Near Na'aleh
> >Gunfire Wed Night Near Migdal Oz - No Injuries
> >Attacks In Jenin & Mount Greizim Areas
> >Fatah Continues to Claim Responsibility for Attacks
> >Jewish Woman Murdered; Husband Injured
> >Cease fire? Arafat doesn't understand the word. But when Israel goes after
> >any of these terrorists or their locations, just wait till you hear the
> >world condemn them.
> >
> >
> > > I would be very interested in hearing views on today's developments in
> > > Israel / Palestine.
> > >
> > > As I understand it ... and I have not had time to read the news closely
> >..
> > > Arafat declared a unilateral cease fire, and Israel followed suit.
> > >
> > > Is this for real? Could this be a breach in the anger and distrust and a
> > > stepping stone toward a real settlement.
> > >
> > > My fear is that Palestinians have been taught for so long to hate Jews
> >that
> > > real peace is not achievable, but there's always hope.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > > H.
> > >
> >
>
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