See the date - see the truth? Arafat was begging for International
Monitors to come to his aid and the aid of his people. His please were
ignored. One month later, plus a few days, the Twin Towers fell -
demolition squads and Osama bin Laden was blamed....really? Typical in
this country now, to have the news media controlled by Zionists villify
a person before a trial.....but oh a lid is put on the crematory down
there in Georgia, right? The crematory that collected bodies some of
which were not to be cremated - the news media protects this evil family
as it does Sharon.
Nice story here.......see UN went to Iraq but UN would not go to Israel
and supervise? Arafat was ignored as his people were being butchered
and I say this - the Arab Nations are beginning to speak out, they are
getting their own newspapers.....and the truth is simply this - we now
get two sides to a story.
Ariel Sharon - Ehud Barak - by their fruits we have known them and as
Arafat will give his life for the Palestinians should we wonder if
Sharon would do the same ???
Now who really controls these terrorists?
So this story shows Arafat begging for International Monitoring.
OSaba
"The Vatican wants an international status protecting Jerusalem as a
sacred city for the world's three great monotheistic religions.
Israel, which considers Jerusalem its "united and eternal" capital,
rejects this."
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Pope urges end to violence
August 2, 2001 Posted: 10:35 AM EDT (1435 GMT)
Pope, a strong supporter of Palestinian rights, held his 10th meeting
with Arafat �
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II has told Palestinian Authority
President Yasser Arafat that the Middle East crisis had reached a point
of "unheard of" violence.
During a 25-minute meeting, the pontiff said both Arabs and Israelis had
to break the cycle of attacks and reprisals.
The pope and Arafat, who is on a 24-hour visit to Rome, held talks at
the Pontiff's summer residence at Castelgandolfo, southeast of Rome.
A Vatican statement said the pope felt the Middle East was mired in
"unheard of violence which continues to mow down victims, above all
among the civilian and unarmed population."
The statement added: "His Holiness...firmly repeated that there is an
absolute need to put an end to all types of violence, be they attacks or
reprisals, and to get the much hoped for negotiations on the table."
The visit has taken on added urgency with the killing of eight
Palestinians, including two children, by Israel on Tuesday in a missile
strike which it said was made in self defence.
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The statement made no reference to Papal support for international
monitors for the PPalestinianterritories, which Arafat had called for on
his arrival in Rome.
Arafat and his delegation arrived at the pontiff's summer retreat at
noon. It was his 10th meeting over the years with John Paul, who has
been a strong supporter of Palestinian rights.
Earlier he met new Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, whose office gave
no immediate details of the talks.
As the two leaders met, about 50 people staged a demonstration outside
the premier's office, demanding that the Palestinian Authority stop
executions of alleged Israeli informers.
The Palestinian leader arrived in Rome on Wednesday, as tens of
thousands of Palestinians gathered in the West Bank for the funerals of
eight Palestinians killed on Tuesday in an Israeli helicopter raid on a
Hamas office in Nablus.
In comments at the start of his visit, Arafat said the deaths
underscored the need for international observers to be sent to the
region quickly -- something Israel has always refused.
He warned that the violence in the Middle East could spiral out of
control and have repercussions beyond the region if an international
force is not deployed.
"Their presence is very important, and they should be deployed quickly
-- and in the largest numbers possible," he said.
Both Italy and the Vatican have long expressed support for the rights of
the Palestinians -- and both have called for an end to 10 months of
violence.
The pontiff, who made a historic visit to Israel and the Palestinian
territories last year, supports the creation of a Palestinian homeland
but also says Israel has a right to exist within secure borders.
The Vatican wants an international status protecting Jerusalem as a
sacred city for the world's three great monotheistic religions. Israel,
which considers Jerusalem its "united and eternal" capital, rejects
this.
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