-Caveat Lector- Ha'aretz: Jibril Rajoub told Public Security Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami that Sharon Temple Mount visit not problem Ha'aretz 4 October 2000 Public Security Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday that the assessment of intelligence bodies had been that Likud leader Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount last Thursday would not generate unrest or disturbances. Ben-Ami said he also spoke with Jibril Rajoub before the visit, who told him that if Sharon did not enter the mosques there was no reason for concern. Sharon later said "it never crossed my mind" to go into the mosques. Ben-Ami added that the police could not prevent an MK from visiting the Temple Mount for political reasons but only if public security was liable to be jeopardized. He said the security considerations had been examined, with the conclusion that there was no reason to block the visit. According to intelligence assessments, Ben-Ami said, Arafat thought the violence would improve his bargaining position, and as such he views the events as a tactical rather than a strategic move. Deputy Chief of Staff Ya'alon vehemently rejected the idea that Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount sparked the riots and violence that followed. "The Palestinians made cynical use of MK Sharon's visit," he told the committee. "It was a move initiated by the Palestinians. Someone on the Palestinian side was looking for a pretext to launch a wave of violence. -- ============================ -- CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMEN -- JUST VOTE FOR A CORPORATION ============================ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
