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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (304)	11/15/2001 7:52:24 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

<< They are colonizers and have persecuted the Palestinians, using persecution as a justification. >> That is not the same reason that you gave for being opposed to Israel because you "hate" religious states. The Jews are in Israel to stay. The Palestinians can live, side by side, working towards peace and prosperity, or they can be in a warlike state forever. Which is better? << Why do you have to always look for and use "hate" as a shield to justify your position? >> Because you have deep feelings on this issue, OBVIOUSLY. Wanting to ship Jews out of their homes and out of the Middle East shows hatred. You would not do this to friends. Why ship Jews out of the area, if everyone can live in peace. This is difficult for Americans to understand. We have Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Agnostics, Young blonds with big bosoms, Hindus, Gays, etc. all living together in relative harmony. Why can't the Arabs? Regarding hate: What are your feelings about Palestinian Terrorists blowing up a disco killing many teenage Jewish girls?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (304)	11/15/2001 10:23:34 PM
From: Scoobah	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Len, in my final post to you, I shall post the biography of Israel's greatest hope for peace. Ariel Sharon Prime Minister, Likud Personal Born - Kfar Malal, 1928 Residence - Hashikmin Farm Widowed, two children Education - Law & Middle Eastern Studies Military Service Battalion Commander in the War of Independence; wounded at Latrun - 1948 Created Unit 101 to fight Palestinian terrorism - 1953 Wounded while attacking an Egyptian position near Dir-El-Balach - 1954 Commanded Paratrooper Brigade in Operation Kodesh - 1956 Chief of Staff, Northern Command - 1964-1965 Commanded the Armored Reserve in the Six Day War - 1967 Destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and the Arava - 1970-1971 Commanded the Armored Reserves in the Yom Kippur War, which crossed the Suez Canal and encircled the Egyptian Third Army - 1973 Knesset Service Elected to the Knesset - 1974 Member - Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee Government Service Defense Advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin - 1975 Minister of Agriculture - 1977-1981 Minister of Defense - 1981-1983 Minister Without Portfolio - 1983-1984: Minister of Industry and Trade - 1984-1990 Minister of Housing and Construction - 1990-1992 Minister of Infrastructure - 1996-1999 Minister of Foreign Affairs - 1998-1999 Additional Information Sharon was instrumental in the creation of the Likud party in 1973, but a year later he resigned from the Knesset and served as Yitzhak Rabin's Defense adviser. Sharon joined Menachem Begin's government in 1977 as Minister of Agriculture and served as chairman of the ministerial committee for settlements. Over 230 settlements were created within seven years in Judea, Samaria, the Gaza Strip and elsewhere. As Minister of Defense, Sharon coordinated Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982. According to reports, Sharon did not inform Prime Minister Menachem Begin of the planned scope of the operations. Originally assumed to be limited in nature, Israeli troops reached and captured much of Beirut in an extended effort. Sharon was also blamed for failing to prevent the massacre of as many as 2,000 Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps outside of Beirut at the hands of Christian militiamen allied with Israel. An official Israeli inquiry found Sharon indirectly responsible for the killings, and Sharon was forced to resign. While participating in the Wye River talks in 1998 as Foreign Minister, Sharon refused to talk or shake hands with Yasser Arafat. Following Benyamin Netanyahu's resignation as leader of the Likud in May 1999, Sharon took the reins of the party. The Palestinians blame Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount on September 28, 2000, for sparking a new wave of violent clashes that they call El-Aksa Intifada. In the special elections for Prime Minister held in February 6, 2001, Sharon received 62.4% of the vote, defeating incumbent Ehud Barak.