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| Israel says it was 'never closer' to expelling Arafat |
| 2004-09-10 |
| Israel has renewed its campaign of intimidation against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with further calls to expel him from his West Bank headquarters but it seems no closer to acting on its threats. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom became the second senior minister in days to evoke the possibility of the 75-year-old's banishment, by saying that Israel had never been closer to expelling him. "Arafat has no place among us and the day when we take him out of here and set him to others has never been closer," Shalom said in a speech to activists from the right-wing Likud party, the main party in the governing coalition. "We are going to maintain our policy of isolating Arafat at the Muqataa (his West Bank headquarters) as he is a terrorist with whom it is impossible to negotiate," said Shalom, who has made a number of previous calls for Arafat's expulsion. Arafat has been effectively confined to his West Bank headquarters by the Israeli army since December 2001, having been declared an obstacle to peace by his arch enemy, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The quote: âArafat has no place among us and the day when we take him out of here and set him to others has never been closer,â does not seem to equate to the headline: Israel says it was ânever closerâ to expelling Arafat |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-10 11:11:06 PM |
| #3 It's not a good idea to expel him. It will just free him up to pump out more anti-Israel propaganda and co-ordinate more anti-Israel activity while he's paraded around as the Great Palestinian Leader in Europe and Scandinavia. What I don't understand is why Israel keeps up with the threats. They know that only makes him more popular among the Paleos. |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-09-10 9:30:48 PM |
| #2 It finally dawned on me who Suha and the Arafishs' kid is... its the beard and the lard that give it away. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-10 7:50:41 PM |
| #1 Next they'll tell him they're going to count to three and by the time they reach three he'd better be gone. One.....Two.....Three.BOOM |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-10 7:39:28 PM |