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

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (1464)	1/20/2002 6:21:11 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 32591

Dennis I can not comment on France Muslim, but many Arabs in West Bank and Gaza, the Arab Peninsula are hideous creatures posing as humans

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (1464)	1/20/2002 2:09:39 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

(20:45) French Jews demonstrate against anti-Semitic violence By The Associated Press PARIS – Hundreds of people gathered in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles today to protest an increase in anti-Semitic violence in France. The president of France's main Jewish organization, the Representative Council of French Jewish Groups, said this month that the attacks have made French Jews worried about their safety and future. In a speech today at the suburb's synagogue, former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn said anti-Semitic acts were becoming "more and more frequent." "These are events that have caused worries in France's Jewish community, and for some people, anguish," Strauss-Kahn said. A wave of anti-Jewish violence first broke out in France last autumn after Israeli-Palestinian fighting escalated in the Middle East. In many cases, incendiary devices were lobbed at synagogues. New attacks have occurred since September 11. In October, for example, vandals burned down part of a Jewish elementary school in southern France and left behind spray-painted messages such as "Death to the Jews." In December, a rabbi and two members of his congregation were attacked as they left a synagogue in the northwest city of Rouen. One of the men suffered a broken collarbone.

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (1464)	1/27/2002 11:46:04 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 32591

Zinni says Arafat a liar, compares him to New York Mafia chief By Natan Guttman and Aluf Benn, Ha'aretz Correspondents, Ha'aretz Service, and agencies U.S. envoy to the Middle East Anthony Zinni, speaking in Washington at the weekend, called Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat an unreformed liar and compared him to a Mafia boss akin to New York Mafioso Carlo Gambino. Zinni also compared the Palestinian security service leaders to Mafia bosses who boast about their weapons and the number of people they have killed. In contrast, Zinni described Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in warm terms, called him a "Papa-Bear" who had aided him during his mission to the region. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) expressed satisfaction Saturday with the U.S. decision to delay Zinni's return to the region, a decision that reflects increased pressure on Yasser Arafat. However, the PMO emphasized that Israel supports Zinni's mission. Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer also expressed his support for "all American steps," and noted that Zinni's mission would be renewed at "the proper time." Foreign Minister Shimon Peres was less enthusiastic with the announcement. A senior political source said that the decision to freeze Zinni's mission was "surprising" because the mission was supposed to bring about a cease-fire between the two sides and a resumption of negotiations. The source said that freezing the mission implies that the U.S. decided that "both sides can continue to bleed." In an interview on PBS's "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer" over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell reiterated President George Bush's remarks that Arafat must take measures to rout out terror. Powell stated that, "This is in some ways a moment of truth for Chairman Arafat." Bush on Friday expressed disappointment in Arafat over the Karine A weapons ship that both Israel and the U.S. says was headed for the Palestinian Authority. Bush's comments came as he and his top foreign policy aides considered options for punishing Arafat including the severing of ties with the PA. "I am disappointed in Yasser Arafat. He must make a full effort to rout out terror in the Middle East. Ordering up weapons that were intercepted on a boat headed for that part of the world is not part of fighting terror, that's enhancing terror. And obviously we're very disappointed in him," Bush said. Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said Saturday he feared Bush's criticism of Arafat would be used by Israel to take harsher measures to try to quell the Palestinian uprising. "I always thought that the American role is to save the lives of Palestinians and Israelis," Erekat said. "I'm afraid that these American statements will be understood by Sharon as a green light to escalate the aggression." Arafat himself declined to comment directly on Bush's remarks. But asked if the United States should be doing more to bring peace to the region, he said: "No doubt." "What's needed now by the United States as a sponsor of this peace process is not to reward Sharon or to insinuate that he has a green light but to stop him... and to send General Zinni here," Erekat said.