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To: Bilow who wrote (32394)	6/16/2002 9:24:53 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Israel doesn't have the freedom to kill Arafat because of international pressure originating in Europe. It's not about "freedom", but about choices and their consequences. Israel could "eliminate" Arafat (or exile him), and likely handle any consequences that the Arabs could generate (which of them would actually go to war on his behalf??).. But Europe is a different story, imo.. The Israeli Jews have historic ties to Europe and are obviously sensitive to the economic and political repercussion that could result. But only to a certain extent... As for reversing it, it would appear that Arafat is accomplishing that all by himself. Those suicide bombs they found in Ramallah the other day hardly creates the impression that Arafat is trying to prevent terrorist acts. Israeli troops -- who ringed Arafat's compound with tanks and swept across the city making arrests -- discovered two cars they said were loaded with explosives and destined for terror attacks. The IDF said the cars were filled with "explosives containing tens of kilograms of TATP-type explosive materials and other explosive devices." Israeli identity cards were found along with documents related to the Palestinian Authority, the IDF statement said. cnn.com Hawk