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| Arab Press (and Haaretz!) Agree: Sharon To Blame For Violence |
| 2003-06-13 |
| Beeb monitoring of Arab news outlets Apparently because Sharon won't let his people be murdered, he's to blame for fighting back. Newspapers across the Middle East believe there is now little hope for the peace process following the recent upsurge in violence. Unusually, Israel's Haaretz daily agrees with Arabic papers in blaming the Israeli Government's assassination attempt on Hamas political leader Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi for the deteriorating situation. ---------------------------------------------------------------- It is clear that Israel does not want peace. It is clear that it has ripped apart the Aqaba document. It is clear that Israel will not allow Palestinians to have a state of their own. Al-Wafd - Egypt ---------------------------------------------------------------- What happened is only urging Palestinians to go back to their guns. A gun is the only means capable of safeguarding Palestinian rights in the face of Israeli violence Al-Wafd - Egypt ---------------------------------------------------------------- Indeed it is a US-Zionist war against the Palestinians and the Arabs from the Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean. The statements made by Bush and his general responsible for foreign affairs, Colin Powell, inciting the world against Hamas and Jihad are part of this war. Al-Khalij - UAE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Al-Rantissi did not represent an 'impending danger' to Israel, but Israel knows very well that, by targeting one of Hamas's leaders, it would cause the rage of Hamas and push it into a retaliation, and this is exactly what happened. Al-Watan - Saudi Arabia ---------------------------------------------------------------- After foiling the peace initiative, Israel is now talking about an intolerant war against terrorism, while Israel is the number one terrorist. Any statements trying to absolve Israel from the crimes it has perpetrated in the last two days will only encourage this terrorist entity to commit more crimes. Al-Jazirah - Saudi Arabia ---------------------------------------------------------------- Where is the roadmap? Or better - where is the road? Where is the peace which was promised? Were the participants in the Aqaba summit expecting this dangerous development? Ukaz - Saudi Arabia ---------------------------------------------------------------- The escalated exchange of violent operations after great hopes brought about by the Aqaba and Sharm el-Sheikh summits is now carrying pessimism and despair. Al-Sharq al-Awsat - UK ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon thinks that the escalation of aggression and the persistence in implementing the policy of killing are the only means to drown the roadmap in a sea of blood. This is the truth and it is about time the USA and the West realise that. Al-Bayan - UAE ---------------------------------------------------------------- A poor decision by Sharon - to attack Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi - contributed to the escalation. The timing and method of the operation reinvigorated doubts regarding Sharon's sincerity and commitment to Bush's vision for the Middle East and its implementation. Haaretz - Israel Neville Chamberlain writing Haaretz' editorials now? Ignore 'em, and target the bad guys with overwhelming force and accuracy. A society that won't defend itself doesn't deserve to survive - Sharon et al seem to have reached the point where it's do or die, and they don't intend to die |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Don't worry Haaretz staff. If they take over and come to town someday, they won't ask you to get on the cattle cars with everybody else. Of course they won't. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-13 15:01:22 |