Arafat Urges an End to Violence
from
NY Times
bq. Yasir Arafat swore in a new Palestinian cabinet today, ending a period of political turmoil that had paralyzed his government and clearing the way for Israelis and Palestinians to rejuvenate efforts on a Middle East peace plan.
bq. In a speech before the Palestinian Legislative Council, Mr. Arafat addressed the Israeli people directly in what appeared to be a conciliatory call for an end to violence. But he also criticized Israeli blockades of Palestinian areas and other measures in what he described as a criminal war.
bq. "The Israeli government says we do not want peace. I tell them this is not true," Mr. Arafat said in his speech to the council, the Palestinian Parliament, as reported by the Palestinian news agency. "We will not retract this recognition of the rights of the Israeli people to live in security and peace, alongside the Palestinians, independent in an independent state."
Yeahhhhh... Riiight... This is the guy who is right now paying
$50,000 per month to fund al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.
He also has personally diverted
$900 million into bank accounts that he alone controls.
And what with help from other countries, cash keeps flowing into the terrorist groups.
Hamas (another of the primary groups):
bq. John Pistole, assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, said that based on U.S. intelligence, Hamas' annual budget is estimated to be at least $50 million.
There is a long-standing tradition of saying one thing in English and then doing something else. It will not be surprising if Arafat declares that he is unable to work with the new cabinet or that talks have broken down or some such bunk - this whole thing is staged. It is fake. They are lying to us.
Posted by DaveH at November 12, 2003 2:34 PM