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ARAB AMERICANS EMBARRASS THEMSELVES ONE MORE TIME
MID-EAST REALITIES - www.MiddleEast.Org - Washington - 10/04:
Yesterday we learned that when alone together at the PM's residence near Tel
Aviv last week, Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat couldn't even figure out by themselves
how to use the speaker phone, so even though Clinton wanted to speak with both
of them together they ended up speaking with him separately. Today we learn
that just hours before departing the region for Paris Barak and Arafat were still
arguing over whether they were going to meet there together, or just separately,
with Madeleine Albright.
Meanwhile in Washington the Arab Americans managed to embarass themselves one
more time, but it never seems to matter to them. They finally managed yesterday
to arrange a little demonstration at the Israeli Embassy at the end of the day.
At most a few hundred Arab Americans showed up to let off a little steam. They
still have no significant friends or allies they can count on to show up with
them. And that's because they shouted the same old slogans, listened to the
same old speakers, pretended as is their usual that they were having an important
impact, promised and demanded all kinds of things that no serious person would
take seriously, and then, as they have before to no avail, promised to come back
today and everyday with greater numbers. Bottom Line -- mostly pretense and
bluster, no credibility. We'll see later today what happens...read about it
tomorrow. Prediction based on past performance and experience with these "client
organizations" that so badly mislead their own followers -- even less than yesterday.
Meanwhile, the numbers continue to escalate...and remember that because the Israelis
check the hospitals many people who are not very badly injured do not necessarily
get recorded in these statistics. Comparatively it is now as if more than one
hundred thousand Americans would have been shot in the past week by an occupying
army.
GUN VIOLENCE RAGES IN MIDEAST
By Greg Myre
"I have been dealing with such riots since 1987 and ...
there has never been anything on this level � not
when it comes to clashes and certainly not when
it comes to the use of weapons,"
One man's head was mutilated by an Israeli rocket,
and his fellow Palestinians picked up parts of his
brain and waved their bloodstained hands in the air.
JERUSALEM �� AP, 10/03 -- Palestinian gunmen battled Israeli soldiers Tuesday
at isolated army posts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that have degenerated
into virtual free-fire zones, as both sides defied a cease-fire call on the eve
of a U.S. attempt to salvage peacemaking.
Tuesday's death toll of five was the lowest since the fighting began last week.
In addition, 206 people were injured, according to the Palestinians. Overall,
56 people have died and at least 1,300 have been wounded, the vast majority
Palestinian.
"The results have been very painful," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said,
adding that he had called on Israel's security forces "to make a supreme effort
to prevent further casualties."
Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat head to Paris on Wednesday in hopes
that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright can help end the fighting and revive
peace talks. The two also have agreed to meet in Egypt with President Hosni Mubarak
on Thursday.
Barak, meanwhile, was battling for political survival at home, trying to appease
Arab legislators who are threatening to topple his government over the harsh
crackdown on rioters in Israel's Arab towns. The internal rebellion, the worst
since Israel's founding 52 years ago, has blocked highways and closed schools,
paralyzing large parts of northern Israel.
With the Israelis blasting away with heavy weapons, such as rockets launched
from helicopters, and with the Palestinians routinely firing automatic rifles,
the intensity of the fighting sometimes resembles a war and has surpassed levels
seen during the 1987-93 Palestinian uprising and three days of firefights in
1996.
"I have been dealing with such riots since 1987 and ... there has never been
anything on this level � not when it comes to clashes and certainly not when
it comes to the use of weapons," said Yisrael Yitzhak, commander of Israel's
paramilitary border police in the West Bank.
The heaviest clashes Tuesday were again in the chaotic West Bank and Gaza Strip,
where a hastily arranged cease-fire quickly unraveled at a pair of chronic trouble
spots.
Palestinian television broadcast an appeal in Hebrew to Israeli soldiers not
to open fire, and a senior Palestinian official said an international inquiry
into Israel's actions would be a condition of reviving the peace talks.
"We think that the Israeli crimes committed against our people attacked the heart
of the peace process," said Nabil Abourdeneh, a top aide to Arafat. But Barak's
office said he "totally rejected the call for an international investigation."
At one point late Tuesday, the Paris talks were almost called off, after Palestinian
negotiator Nabil Shaath reportedly said Arafat had no intention of meeting with
Barak in Paris. Barak informed the Americans that in this case, he would not
go to Paris, the prime minister's office said.
The prime minister only relented after he was informed by U.S. mediators that
Arafat was ready to see Barak, the statement said. Arafat spokesman Nabil Abourdeneh
has said that for now the Palestinian leader only planned to meet separately
with Albright, but that a three-way session � Arafat-Barak-Albright � was possible.
Israeli troops, backed by a helicopter gunship, traded gunfire with Palestinians
at an army outpost near the remote Jewish settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza
Strip, part of an on-and-off battle that's been running for days.
Palestinian rock throwers dropped face-down in the streets, seeking cover amid
sustained blasts of automatic rifle fire. Shortly afterward, wailing ambulances
arrived to take away the casualties.
One man's head was mutilated by an Israeli rocket, and his fellow Palestinians
picked up parts of his brain and waved their bloodstained hands in the air.
In the West Bank town of Nablus, besieged Israeli forces also called in helicopter
fire to drive back Palestinians shooting on the tiny Israeli enclave of Joseph's
Tomb.
After an emotional funeral for a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Palestinians headed
directly to the Israeli outpost. Several gunmen dashed to the edge of the compound
and raised their rifles to shoot over the stone wall surrounding the tomb.
Youths relied on black smoke from burning tires to provide cover as they darted
toward the wall and hurled firebombs toward the tomb, believed by some to hold
the remains of the biblical patriarch.
Elsewhere, stone-throwing youths confronted Israeli soldiers in cities and towns
throughout the Palestinian areas. The main streets in Bethlehem and Hebron were
carpeted with thousands of rocks. The Israelis responded with rubber-coated steel
bullets and stun grenades in most instances.
Palestinian television broadcast an appeal in Hebrew to Israeli soldiers not
to open fire, and a senior Palestinian official said an international inquiry
into Israel's actions would be a condition of reviving the peace talks.
"We think that the Israeli crimes committed against our people attacked the heart
of the peace process," said Nabil Abourdeneh, a top aide to Arafat. But Barak's
office said he "totally rejected the call for an international investigation."
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said a 12-year-old boy killed at Netzarim on Saturday
was apparently hit by Israeli gunfire. The death, caught on camera, shocked viewers
around the world. Israel's Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Moshe Yaalon expressed
"deep sorrow" and said a sniper had apparently mistaken the child for a gunman.
The violence began Thursday after Ariel Sharon, leader of the hard-line opposition
Likud party, visited a Jerusalem site holy to Muslims and Jews. Sharon insisted
he bore no responsibility, laying the blame on Arafat.
Israeli and Palestinian commanders reached an understanding before dawn Tuesday
that the Palestinians would try to contain violence and Israeli troops would
pull back from points of friction.
But on the street, angry Palestinian protesters said they hadn't heard, or didn't
care, about the agreement.
"The cease-fire does not mean anything to us," said Anwar Takakh, joining
stone-throwers
in Bethlehem. "It is between Arafat and Barak." Barak turned his attention
to the violence among Israeli Arabs, who account for 1 million of Israel's 6
million people. The prime minister met with Arab mayors and set up a committee
to address Arab needs.
Without the backing of 10 Arab lawmakers in parliament, Barak's government could
collapse, leading to new elections.
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