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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Just_Observing who wrote (6424)	2/7/2003 5:43:29 PM
From: PartyTime	Respond to of 25898

Palestinians Protest Possible Iraq War Hundreds of Palestinians March in Gaza City to Protest Possible Iraq War The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Feb. 7 ? Hundreds of Palestinians carrying posters of Saddam Hussein marched in Gaza City on Friday to protest U.S. plans for a war in Iraq. The march was organized by Hamas, the militant Islamic movement that has killed hundreds of Israelis in bombings and shootings in 28 months of fighting. The group has said it wants to stay focused on its conflict with Israel. But that wasn't the message Friday. "Oh, people of Iraq, stand and be patient. Liberation is upon you. Oh. people of Iraq, Hamas is coming to save you," one man shouted as the protesters burned American and Israeli flags. Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the group's spiritual leader, attended the rally. In an interview, he said war on Iraq is a war against all Muslims. "America must be buried in Iraq so they can learn a lesson not to attack any Arab countries," Yassin said. Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat, speaking for the Palestinian Authority, said Thursday that the dispute with Iraq should be resolved by diplomacy, not force. Israel's army chief, meanwhile, said a successful campaign to oust Saddam could help ease the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He noted that in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, the first Palestinian uprising cooled and peace talks began. "In the next few weeks there is going to be a regional earthquake here," Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon told the daily Yediot Ahronot. "After it, I believe there will be a new balance in the region, a new structure. A successful American offensive will ... strengthen all of the pragmatic parties in the region." Yaalon also said an Iraqi missile strike on Israel is unlikely as Saddam is concentrating his forces around Baghdad and not along the country's western border where they would be within missile range of Israel. For months, Israelis have been preparing for the possibility Iraq might attack Israeli cities with Scud missiles as it did in the 1991 Gulf War. More recently, U.S. and Israeli soldiers have been testing Israel's air defenses in joint exercises. He also said he believes the American force is already large enough to effectively wage war against Iraq. There are an estimated 113,000 U.S. forces in the Gulf region. By early March, the U.S. force is expected to be about 200,000 troops, compared with 500,000 American troops deployed in the 1991 Gulf War. abcnews.go.com