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To: JohnM who wrote (97934)	5/11/2003 9:20:08 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Blame the extreme right wing tenor of Sharon's policies on the Israeli left. Sharon's policies represent the Israel center - that's why he just won in a landslide, twice. Israel is a democracy, remember? That's why there isn't much of an Israeli left anymore. Because they bet the farm on Oslo and they haven't found any new ideas yet. And the civil war portion and the innocent deaths involved could be avoided if Sharon would step into the process now Step in and do WHAT? Declare a settlement freeze in the face of on-going violence? You think that would make Hamas disarm? What are you smoking, John? The first steps that Abu Mazen has asked for are doable - lifting curfews and rolling back troops, and Israel is doing them. The first steps that Israel asks for are equally doable - number one is, stop the incitement. Stop broadcasting shows on PA TV urging people to go shoot Jews. Absolutely in Abu Mazen's power. Doing that would impress the Israelis. He hasn't done it. Same old same old. Israeli actions to be balanced by Palestinian promises to try harder. The only reason this 'glimmer' you talk about exists at all is because Sharon and Bush insisted on it - over your objections. It will stop glimmering in a hurry if they cave into giving deeds for empty promises now. The Israelis will only do small steps - until they see that Abu Mazen is doing something, anything to stop the violence. So far, he hasn't done one single thing. IMO, Arafat took a leaf out of the ayatollahs' book and got himself a Khatami - an earnest but powerless reformer. And Why not? It's already bought the ayatollahs several years.

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