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To: neolib who wrote (200444)	8/31/2006 5:31:22 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

In the soros article that scott posted, he talks of dealign with each arab/islamic movement/group on a one-off basis. He talked positively of hamas political wing realizing that in order to stay in power and govern they had to deal with the average pals desire for peace. I agree that there is such an impulse and we need to nurture it as best we can so it takes root and overtakes rejectionsim and terrorism. That political approach cant be the whole WOT but it should be part of it. Israel needs to take advantage of this impulse too, so a just peace can be considered.

To: neolib who wrote (200444)	8/31/2006 6:24:05 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

So far, israel and the US have tried to get the Arabs to deal with Peace, and Egypt did. Now it is time for the Muslim Leaders to phone George Bush and ask for help.

To: neolib who wrote (200444)	8/31/2006 6:50:50 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 281500

There are a few sane Palestinian leaders. Erekat (I think that is how it is spelled) is one; Abbas is another. But they don't control the Palestinian street. Or Hamas. Or a large part of the Palestinian police/military. Palestinians fire rockets; defy Abbas news.yahoo.com Palestinian militants fired five homemade rockets into Israel on Thursday, defying the calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks. The Israeli army said four of the rockets landed near the southern border town of Sderot, while the fifth landed near the city of Ashkelon. There were no injuries, it said. The barrage came a day after Abbas criticized Palestinian militants for continuing to fire rockets at Israeli border communities. "What is happening in Gaza as a result of rockets fired in vain must stop right now because there is no national interest in this continuing," Abbas said in a speech Wednesday. He said dozens of Gazans have been killed and many more injured in recent months. "For what?" Abbas said. Abbas has made similar appeals in the past, saying the rockets give Israel an excuse to attack, only to be rebuffed by militants. Islamic Jihad, which has launched hundreds of rockets at Israel, claimed responsibility for Thursday's barrage. The rocket fire came shortly after Israeli troops withdrew from the outskirts of Gaza City on Thursday, ending a five-day operation that Palestinians said left 20 people dead and heavily damaged houses, streets and farms. The operation was aimed at finding tunnels and explosives.