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| Middle East |
| Settlers launch campaign to ''defeat Palestinians'' |
| 2002-08-27 |
| The Israeli settlers council launched a campaign aimed at convincing the government of "defeating the Palestinians and finishing the war." The settlers' decision came two days after the Israeli chief of staff, General Moshe Yaalon, said "Palestinian terrorism was spreading like a cancer" and called for tough military action to "defeat the Palestinians." In a statement, the settlers urged the government to order the army to continue its policy of systematic sweeps across the Palestinians territories for wanted militants. Sounds a lot more like common sense than fanaticism to me. Talking to the Paleos and relying on the Paleo "security" apparatus was a total loss with no insurance. It's what made Oslo a four-letter word... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |