----- Original Message -----
From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: optimism


> Todd wrote:
> > Question 1:  Is Arafat serious, or is he just "accepting" a plan that he
> > knows Sharon won't so Sharon ends up looking like a hardass and the
blame
> > falls on Israel?
>
> Don't know.

Me neither.  My gut tells me that he's just going through the motions ... my
mind is optomistic, though, and hopes to prove my gut wrong.

> > Question 2:  If he is, does he have the support of the people enough to
at
> > least reduce the bombings and begin to approach some type of stability?
>
> Not before there are signs of a Israeli retreat. One of the reasons why
> he is asking for a permanent agreement instead of the next interim
> agreement.

Yeah, but Sharon says "no retreat" until the attacks stop.  Who is to
sincerely extend the first olive branch?  Maybe this is it .. who knows?  We
can only hope.

> > Question 3:  What do the other Arab states think of this?
>
> Guess who will have to take care permanently of all the people that
> can't return. They won't like it.

That's what I'm worried about more than anything.

Todd

>
> Jochem

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