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To: maceng2 who wrote (412)	1/11/2002 5:45:31 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

Sounds to me that little minority peace movement should be listened too. They have little to say. Yossi Beilin wants to revive the corpse of Oslo, despite all the evidence in the world that Arafat is planning on war. The others, like Yehoshua, fall back on "unilateral separation", despite the very grim prospects for political developments in the territories after the separation. Consider how much easier it would be for Arafat to smuggle in his explosives and long-range Katyushas after separation. And if you think he wouldn't want to, you haven't been listening.

To: maceng2 who wrote (412)	1/11/2002 6:05:49 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 6945

PB, Here's evidence for my saying that even the US State Department now knows what Arafat is. For Powell to defend these Israeli raids instead of deploring them as "provocative" and urging all sides back to the table, translates as: "Yasser, we have not quite reached the point of letting Sharon off the leash to finish you off. But you are deeply, deeply on our sh-- list." Powell defends Israeli raids US Secretary of State Colin Powell has defended Israel's latest military operation in the Palestinian territories as a "defensive action" to stop weapons falling into the hands of their neighbours. The Palestinian Authority is warning this Israeli aggression will make a big explosion and create more violence in the region Early on Friday, Israeli tanks tore up the runway of Gaza International Airport, which was in the process of being repaired after a similar Israeli raid last December. The tanks then rolled into the town of Rafah, on the Egyptian border, where Israeli soldiers arrested eight Palestinians they accused of smuggling weapons. On Thursday, Israeli troops carried out one of the most extensive demolition operations to date in Rafah's refugee camp, destroying over 50 homes and leaving some 600 Palestinians homeless. Mr Powell said Israel's actions on Friday were to counter weapons smuggling, following the seizure of a boat laden with arms which Israel says was destined for the Palestinian Authority. "A lot of their military activity in the last 24 hours has been to destroy routes of bringing weapons in from the southern part of the Gaza Strip," he told reporters. "It's a defensive action on their part." US President George W Bush has already said he suspects that the arms boat was intended to "promote terror in the Middle East", although he has refrained from directly linking Palestinian Yasser Arafat with the ship. Mr Sharon has directly blamed Yasser Arafat The Palestinian authority on Friday announced that it had detained three men accused by Israel of being involved the attempt to smuggle arms. A statement said that the men had were being held for further investigation. Mr Powell had earlier urged the arrests, warning that relations with the US would be "complicated enormously" if no actions were taken. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would not resume talks with the Palestinians until Mr Arafat arrested those behind violence against Israel. Fresh efforts by the Palestinian Authority to crack down on militants last weekend were overshadowed by the seizure of the boat. Mr Sharon has increased the pressure on Mr Arafat, currently blockaded into the town of Ramallah by Israeli troops, since four Israeli soldiers were killed by militants earlier this week. An army spokesman said the latest operations were meant as a warning to the Palestinian Authority. "This action was ... to show a glimpse of what can and will be done in the future if the situation worsens," said Colonel Imad Farris. But Palestinian officials warned that the incursions could only stir up further resentment among their people. "The Palestinian Authority is warning this Israeli aggression will make a big explosion ... create more violence in the region," said Nabil Abu Rudeina, a senior advisor to Mr Arafat news.bbc.co.uk