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Don't mean to blame the victim, but Arafat seems to be digging not only the graves of his fellow Palestinians but his own when he keeps "calling for a ceasefire" as oppose to labeling Israel's crimes for what they are. Steve Wagner wrote: > The following is a news item posted on CBC NEWS ONLINE > at http://cbc.ca/news > ____________________________________________________ > > ISRAEL MOVES IN ON ARAFAT'S COMPOUND > http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/03/28/mideast_arafat020328 > WebPosted Thu Mar 28 23:38:45 2002 > > JERUSALEM--Israel launched an attack against Palestinian leader > Yasser Arafat's headquarters early Friday and called out extra army > reserves, as the region edged closer to the brink of all-out war. > > There were reports of a shootout between Israeli soldiers and > Palestinian security officials inside the compound in Ramallah. > > Before the clash, Israeli tanks had rumbled right up to the main > gates of Arafat's fortress in the centre of town, closer than they had > been in any previous incursion. > > Late Thursday, Arafat had said that he is ready for an immediate, > unconditional ceasefire with Israel. > > "I assert our readiness to implement an immediate ceasefire," Arafat > told a news conference. > > Yasser Arafat > > The Palestinian leader said he had informed U.S. peace envoy Anthony > Zinni, who is in the region trying to broker a truce, that he's ready > for a ceasefire "without any conditions." > > But Arafat stopped short of actually declaring a truce. > > Before Friday's military offensive, Israeli government spokesman > Raanan Gissin had said that words were not enough, and he demanded > Arafat take action. > > "I'm going to see a glimmer of hope … when Arafat starts taking > real action," Gissin said. "Declarations won't do." > > Early Friday, Israel's cabinet voted to call up army reserves to > handle the recent increase in violent attacks against unarmed Jewish > citizens. > > Palestinians have been fearing a tough response from the Israeli > military since Wednesday, when a suicide bomber killed 20 people. > > Government buildings and schools were closed and stores were > shuttered in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday as Israeli > tanks had moved towards the city. > > Palestinians lined up at checkpoints trying to get back to their > houses in Jerusalem, fearing Ramallah would be sealed. Some roads in > the > West Bank and Gaza were blocked by tanks. > > There were also reports of another attack in the West Bank on > Thursday. Medics and the Israeli army said Palestinian gunmen > infiltrated a Jewish settlement near Nablus. > > At least four people were shot dead and several were wounded in the > Nablus attack. > > In Beirut, meanwhile, an Arab summit ended Thursday with unanimous > endorsement of a peace proposal. > > Arab leaders said they were making the offer as a challenge to > Israel to return to the negotiating table. They said meaningful > concessions could lead to unprecedented stability in the region. > ____________________ > Copyright © 2002 CBC > All Rights Reserved > http://cbc.ca/ > > > ===== > Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around > Lake Merritt in Oakland. Starts & ends at the colonnade between Grand & > Lakeshore Avenues, 3 P.M., every Sunday. Info: (510)763-8712, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover > http://greetings.yahoo.com/ > > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
