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:: MYTH AND FACT: Myth: "The outbreak of violence in late 2000, dubbed by Arabs the "al-Aksa Intifada", was provoked by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount." Fact: To believe Palestinian spokesmen, the violence was caused by the desecration of a Muslim "holy place" -– Haram al-Sharif (actually the Temple Mount) -– by Likud leader Ariel Sharon and the "thousands of Israeli soldiers" who accompanied him. The truth is dramatically different. Imad Faluji, the Palestinian Authority Communications Minister, admitted months after Sharon's visit that the violence had been planned in July, far in advance of Sharon's "provocation." "It [the uprising] had been planned since Chairman Arafat's return from Camp David, when he turned the tables on the former US president and rejected the American conditions." "The Sharon visit did not cause the ‘Al-Aksa Intifada.’" — Conclusion of the Mitchell Report, (May 4, 2001). Official Palestinian Authority media exhorted the Palestinians to violence. On September 29, the VOICE OF PALESTINE, the PA/PLO's official radio station sent out calls "to all Palestinians to come and defend the al-Aksa mosque." The PA/PLO closed its schools and bused Palestinian students to the Temple Mount to participate in the organized riots. Internal Security Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami permitted Sharon to go to the Temple Mount -– Judaism’s holiest place (which Muslims have renamed Haram al-Sharif) -- only after calling PA/PLO security chief Jabril Rajoub and receiving his assurance that if Sharon did not enter the mosques, no problems would arise. The need to protect Sharon arose when Rajoub later said that the Palestinian police would do nothing to prevent violence during the visit. The real desecration of holy places was perpetrated by Palestinians, not Israelis. In October 2000, Palestinian mobs destroyed a Jewish shrine in Shechem -– Joseph’s Tomb -– tearing up and burning Jewish prayer books. They stoned worshipers at the Western Wall and attacked Rachel’s Tomb in Beit Lechem with firebombs and automatic weapons. None of the violent attacks were initiated by Israeli security forces, which in all cases responded to Palestinian violence that went well beyond stone throwing. The disproportionate number of Palestinian casualties was the inevitable result of an irregular, ill-trained militia attacking a well-trained regular army, and the Tanzim’s frequent use of Palestinian civilians as shields for its attacks. ............................ :: RUBENSTEIN: "JEWS MUST BE ALLOWED TO VISIT THE HOLY SITE": Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein has submitted his legal opinion to Prime Minister Sharon regarding Jewish presence on the Temple Mount. He said that according to the law, Jews must be allowed to visit the holy site. Rubenstein expressed his consternation with the fact that Antiquities Authority personnel have long not been allowed to the site to carry out their legally-mandated responsibilities. In accordance with a Supreme Court decision, Temple Mount loyalists relocated their two-week-old protest vigil from outside Prime Minister Sharon's home in the Negev to opposite his office in Jerusalem. ............................ :: VIOLENCE INCREASES; TROOPS DECREASE: Army command has informed Yesha communities' security personnel that in the near future, there will be a reduction in the number of troops assigned to protect the communities. Yesha security officials stated this will result in a critical shortage of security personnel in Yesha areas and will add to the already arduous security burden carried by Yesha residents. Army officials explain that the number of troops assigned to Yesha communities fluctuates and the temporary move at this time was part of an effort to deal with the critical manpower shortage. PM Sharon said Wednesday he refused to lead his country into war or to destroy the Palestinian Authority, thereby giving the PA/PLO a "green light" to continue their campaign of terror. The PA/PLO can now step-up the battle with assurances from Sharon that he will not destroy the PA/PLO. After nearly 17 months of Palestinian violence, more Israelis are beginning to support a unilateral withdrawal from Yesha. The support comes as prospects for a diplomatic solution to the conflict remain slim, and as the Palestinian resolve to carry out attacks remains strong, despite stepped-up military and diplomatic pressure on the PA/PLO. The latest group to add its voice to the unilateral withdrawal call is the Council for Peace and Security, a forum of reserve Israeli army generals and former senior security officials. Following four months of intensive internal discussions, the council plans to mount a public campaign for a unilateral withdrawal from all of the Gaza Strip and most of Judea and Samaria, HA'ARETZ reported Monday. About 300 people belonging to the 1,000-member forum took part in the discussions. The council also called for the immediate creation of a Palestinian state, assuming it would force the Palestinian Authority to change its behavior. In the meantime, HA'ARETZ reported that the Palestinians are aware of the discord in Israeli society and are seeking ways to capitalize on the fissures and increase pressure on the Israeli government. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and Hamas say they plan to focus their efforts on soldiers and Jewish settlers in Yesha rather than Israel itself, apparently hoping to strengthen calls inside Israel for the army to pull out of those areas. Palestinian terrorists compensate for their inferior weaponry and armor by relying on surprise, speed and suicide. Israel's armed forces have started to seem slow and vulnerable as they battle fighters who hide in the civilian population and then attack without fear of death. ............................ :: NYC MAYOR SUPPORTS PA/PLO? Over 150 New Yorkers gathered Tuesday to support a City Council resolution demanding that the PLO be declared a terrorist organization and their UN Mission in New York be shut down. The rally was organized by The Coalition for Jewish Concerns (Amcha). Recently elected New York City Mayor Bloomberg responded to the rally by defending the PLO's right to maintain a UN mission in the city, saying no United Nations member nation should be kicked out no matter how "disgraceful and disgusting" the circumstances might be [the PLO is not a "member nation"; rather it is designated as a "Permanent Observer Mission" (General Assembly Resolution 42/229, 2 March 1988)]. The NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reported that the mayor noted that the UN is an enormous economic contributor to the city: "Either you are going to be the host city or you're not," he said. Several months ago, Bloomberg, founder of the Bloomberg News media conglomerate, negated the decision by his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, to eject Yasser Arafat from a concert for world leaders in the city. "He was wrong in doing it, obviously," Bloomberg said in July (Giuliani had ousted Arafat from a privately sponsored concert at Lincoln Center, marking the 50th anniversary of the United Nations). ............................ :: A JERUSALEM INSIGHT: FAITH AND FEAR: I have had many difficult and saddening conversations with many Israelis who have lost loved ones due to terrorism and war. Several days ago I had a long and intensive conversation with one of my neighbors, here in the old city of Jerusalem. This conversation was much more difficult and much more saddening than any of the previous conversations. This individual had not lost anybody and was not touched by the bloody hands of terror, but she was terrified ... simply terrified. She wanted to know what I thought should be done in this situation. I told her that part of our problem was assuming that there was something simple that could "just be done". There is no simple "peace now" solution as long as we remain fixated on the word "Now". She became agitated and said, "But we have to do something". I told her that I agree and that I believed in a situation in which we separate all the different Palestinian cities and deal with each one separately, a kind of "Nine State" solution. Jericho and Hebron has been relatively quiet because we have been able to come to some agreement with those that are in control of those two cities. This has only been made possible with Arafat being kept out of touch and in seclusion. She then responded, "Why couldn't we just build a big wall and they would stay there in the West Bank and we would be here?" I responded by saying that that would not stop the terrorists or the missiles. She said, "... but we have to talk to them ... force cannot succeed". I asked her whom she wanted to talk to. She said, "It doesn't matter. We have to talk. Force cannot succeed." I reminded her of what had been offered during Barak's time and how the Palestinian's began their Temple Mount war. She said, "I know but we have to do something. I'm scared. I don't have your faith or conviction. I just want to wake up and go to work, raise my children and be at peace". I answered her that so do I. What was so saddening about this conversation was the pleading simplicity in her voice. She reminded me of a discussion I had had with my seven year old once. He wanted to go to a birthday party that he had missed because he wasn't feeling well. I said to him that we had missed the day. He said "I don't care I want to go". I said that there was no party and that it had happened the day earlier. He began to pout and say, " But I want to go". All of Israel is feeling the tension, the concern and even the fears. But Israel is being divided into those who walk their walk in faith and conviction, and those that walk without. Both groups have to deal with same concerns and both cry the same tears. Yet the walk without faith is so lonely and so frightening. The walk with faith has to contend with the same fears and concerns but there is a certainty of direction. A man of faith walks with a direction in mind and though he may walk through a shadowy valley, his faith allows him to concentrate on each small step -- one at a time --forward and directed. The man without faith is a man with no direction. His walk is terrifying. These are the type of words that this friend of mine could not hear yet. Furthermore true faith should not come out of fear, but at times that may be the only way. That is sad, but that is the truth ... and that may be the whole point. Moshe ( http://www.shorashim.net) ............................ [Sources: Jerusalem Post, Arutz-7, Ha'aretz, AP, Reuters, Israel My Beloved, ICEJ, Voice of Judea, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Jerusalem Insights] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: "For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest." Isaiah 62.1 Lee Underwood *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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