Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (143701)	3/28/2002 5:02:55 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584008

The site that Sharon went to before the begining of the recent violence is holy to Jews as well. Also there is evidence that the PLO was planning the violence anyway. Sharon just provided a useful pretext. I don't even think its much of a pretext but if it wasn't that Arafat would have found something else. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (143701)	3/28/2002 5:11:14 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584008

>Z, it may not fly with the Israeli public but Sharon has not changed his position in the last 25 years......I am sure of it. He is doing everything he can to agitate the Palestinians so that they will act out. Going to that mosque in Jerusalum is just one example. Every time he does something like that, there is a violent response from the Palestinians. Then, he can turn around and say "see they are crazy and not trustworthy, there is no way we can afford to give the West Bank back". You do understand that the area where that mosque is is the holiest site for Jews, yet Jews aren't normally allowed there, right? The fact that the Jews should no longer be kept from there was a statement that needed to be made, even if it pissed off the Palestinians. The Palestinians regularly excavate it under cover of night to try to destroy the Jewish artifacts there... sounds like another certain Muslim group we knew and loved, till we took 'em out in Afghanistan. >And I bet a majority of the Israelis don't want to return the West Bank either Most of them wanted to, actually, until the new intifada started. The only thing they didn't want to return was East Jerusalem, but Barak was going to give that back anyway. Now, that sure as heck ain't the case, and I can't blame them. -Z