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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (411)	6/21/2002 9:16:39 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 770

From out of the blue, your terrorist leader Arafart is willing to accept Clinton's peace offer? Do you know why? Yes I do. He is reciprocating the gesture of the Israelis who have realized that the forays of the IDF into the West Bank is what gives birth to suicide bombers. Put in plain words, both the Israelis and the the PLO leaders have realized the follies of their past acts. GZ, I am not smoking anything. Hence I do not have to be bothered with my days being numbered.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (411)	6/21/2002 9:20:10 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 770

Sharon & Friends [ SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2002 12:08:20 AM ] Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon can hardly ask for better allies than the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. All of them appear to be working in tandem to deny the Palestinian people any hope for statehood. With the 71st suicide bombing in less than two years two days ago, goodwill for the Palestinians is eroding. Mr Sharon has responded by reoccupying Palestinian lands vowing to continue this annexation with each act of terror. As we have stated repeatedly in these columns, the quest for Palestinian statehood is a legitimate one. And Israel’s violent attempts to thwart it are condemnable. But, by blowing up innocent Israeli women and children, the Palestinians are losing the moral advantage. In fact, the recent attack has caused so much revulsion that prominent Palestinians like Hannan Ashrawi and Sari Nusseibeh have openly condemned this terrorism on the grounds that it is both immoral and detrimental to the Palestinian cause. In the dangerous game of one-upmanship, both sides seem to have lost sight of their goals. So far, no one has come up with any positive suggestion which might facilitate restarting the peace process. As with any trouble spot, Washington’s high fliers have routinely been dropping in to try and work out some way forward. In fact, each visit is greeted by the predictable suicide attack and Israeli tanks thundering into Palestinian villages. America’s efforts to play honest broker have become less effective because it has been blatantly one-sided. From the redoubtable Condoleezza Rice to the president himself, Israel’s concerns have been a top priority. By undermining Mr Arafat’s authority, both Israel and the US find today that they have no credible interlocutor from the Palestinian side. In fact, many in the Israeli cabinet would like to expel Mr Arafat from the region. The only way forward is for Washington to come up with a proposal acceptable to both sides which not only provides a timetable for Palestinian statehood but also one for the phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank and Gaza. Perhaps, a multilateral taskforce could be deployed in the area to keep both sides in check. Above all, both sides must resume dialogue to formulate confidence-building measures to get the peace process started again. The current impasse can only add to the difficulties that the sole superpower is facing in its ongoing war against terrorism. timesofindia.indiatimes.com