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

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (430)	11/19/2001 12:59:43 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 32591

Good news. Looks like Powell was indeed muzzled...his speech was the Michell Report recycled, not a new peace plan. He didn't even stress giving up the week's cease-fire. I think the petition signed by 89 Senators asking the President to give Israel the green light to fight terror was very important in achieving this result. 89 Senators in effect represent the will of the Congress; no President can afford to ignore that. Powell: US to Push for Mideast Deal _____Special Report_____ By Eun-Kyung Kim Associated Press Writer Monday, November 19, 2001; 11:32 AM LOUISVILLE, Ky. –– Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday the United States will push and prod Israelis and Palestinians to reach peace and called on both sides to face up to the truth about what they must do to end tensions and live as neighbors. Powell urged Palestinian leaders to "arrest, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of terrorist acts." "The Palestinian leadership must make a 100 percent effort to end violence and terror," he said. "There must be real results, not just words and declarations." Israelis must do their part, Powell said in a speech at the University of Louisville. Too many Palestinians have grown up "with checkpoints, raids and indignities," he said. Powell said the American leadership will play a big role. "We have a vision of a region where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side within secure and recognized borders," he said. ... Discussing his address Sunday, Powell said the United States is not putting forward any new plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. "We have a plan. It's a solid plan. It's called the Mitchell committee report," he said on "Fox News Sunday." He referred to a proposal by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and others that calls for a cooling-off period free of violence, followed by confidence-building measures before any settlement talks could begin. washingtonpost.com

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (430)	11/20/2001 10:22:14 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

PM Sharon Sums Up Powell Speech: End of Terrorism Before Everything Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced that he "welcomes" U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech, and added what could be considered his own summary of the speech: "The cessation of all 'terrorism, violence and incitement' is a prior condition for any diplomatic progress." Sharon announced that the negotiating team he established will "conduct negotiations toward achieving a cease-fire with Powell's special representatives, Assistant Secretary of State William Burns and [retired US Marine Corps] Gen. Anthony Zinni" [ed. note: and not with the PA]. The Yesha Council and other nationalist groups were critical of Powell's call for an end to "Israeli occupation," the cessation of settlement activity, and a PA state. Others noted that Powell placed these in the framework of the Mitchell Report, which Israel has noted requires a total cessation of violence before its implementation. Media analayst Michael Widlanski notes that the official PA media "virtually ignored all elements in [Powell's speech] that were critical of the Palestinian Authority." Voice of Palestine last night noted pro-PA aspects of Powell's speech, but ignored others. For instance, Widlanski reports, PA listeners were not informed that "Powell insisted that the terms for ending occupation - the details of boundaries and timetables - had to be worked out in mutual agreement as part of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel." Widlansky also noted that PA minister Nabil Sha'ath and Oslo-architect Yossi Beilin were disappointed by the speech. Contrary to their predictions, Powell's speech did not back the stationing of international observers in Judea and Samaria, nor did it void the 7-day period of no hostility demanded by Israel before talks could open. Arutz-7's Yosef Zalmanson noted that Powell did announce one practical step that he expected would be implemented "in the very, very near future." He said that Prime Minister Sharon has formed a senior-level committee to "work with the Palestinians on the negotiation and implementation of a cease-fire and what follows from that," and that "I also understand that Chairman Arafat remains ready to do likewise and to engage on these issues through a similar senior-level committee," and that Gen. Zinni will "work with these two committees [in order to reach] a cease-fire… " Afterwards, Powell was asked to explain what he meant by his statement, "We [the U.S.] will push, we will prod [the two sides]." His response: "You'll see what pushing and prodding is when Tony Zinni gets on the ground." israelnationalnews.com