Arafat was born in Egypt. He was not a "Palestinian" by any stretch. On the other hand, Sharon was born in Israel. He is an Israeli.
Sharon was an extremely brave military commander who faced the enemy regardless of the circumstances (that is, when the enemy wasn't running away). Just ask the Egyptian 3rd Army (1973).
Sharon is a genuine war hero, and is a recognized General by his international peers.
Sharon was instrumental in creating the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel (September 17, 1978), by reassuring Prime Minister Menachem Begin that Israel's Army could still defend Israel, even if Israel gave back the Sinai.
And it was Ariel Sharon who oversaw the dismantling of the Sinai Jewish Settlements that sealed the deal.
Ariel Sharon is the democratically elected Prime Minister of Israel, who is in constant negotiations with all members of the Knesset (political friends and foes) to win enough support to govern according to the Israeli system of government which is consistent with Western Democratic Standards.
NOW LET'S LOOK AT YASSER ARAFAT:
He called himself General Arafat, even though he was the general of nothing. His military legacy is more akin to a Mafia Don who ordered "hits", rather than a soldier who leads in battle.
Arafat's best gear was reverse, as soon as his sorry ass was in jeopardy.
He called himself Chairman Arafat, even though the onlyt thing he chaired was a "club" of sycophants and thugs of his own making.
He called himself President Arafat, even though he was never legitimately elected to anything.
And he called himself a Nobel Peace Laureate, even though his hands in life and in death dripped with the blood of thousands of innocents butchered under his command.
It is remarkable how it is not enough for the world of CNN-type news broadcasters to positively slant the life of a murderer like Arafat; they have to draw a parallel where none could be further from the truth.
When the normal political end of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon comes, he will leave office and accept the new choice of Prime Minster which will be decided upon by the people.
In the case of Arafat; the only way for him to have given up power was in a box. And thankfully for the world, that day has finally come.
Where Arafat had the goodwill of the entire world, he chose to squander his golden opportunity on the alter of TERROR.
Where Arafat had BILLIONS of dollars given to him with which to build a nation, he stole much of it.
Where Arafat had a Palestinian nation handed to him on a silver platter by Ehud Barak in the year 2000 at Camp David, he chose to tip over the platter.
For CNN To compare Arafat to Ariel Sharon, simply because Arafat's standing on his own merit is equal to nothing more than human detritus, is unacceptable, and says far more about CNN than it does about Arafat.
The world hasn't lost much in the death of Yasser Arafat. Not as much as the "legitimacy" news providers lose in their propensity to BLAME -- WHATEVER -- ON THE JEWS.
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