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Arafat’s anointed (Abu Ala) wants guarantees | ||||
2003-09-08 | ||||
THE man Yasser Arafat has chosen to be the next Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, says he wants US and European guarantees of support for peacemaking before accepting the post. How about.....no? The Palestinian Authority President yesterday nominated Mr Qorei, his parliamentary speaker, to replace Mahmoud Abbas, who resigned on Saturday.
Not enough backing hmmm. Trying to keep from geting the old house shot up, huh Abbas? Mr Qorei’s credentials as a highly regarded moderate and an architect of the 1993 interim Oslo peace accords with Israel could endear him to the US and could raise hopes of salvaging a battered US-led peace plan. highly regarded Paleo moderate = uses a semiauto rifle Palestinian Authority Minister for Security Affairs Mohammed Dahlan said he would not serve in any new cabinet unless it was headed by Mr Abbas. Mo’s got his cart hitched to the Abbas horse, he hasn’t noticed it’s dead There was no immediate reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was leaving yesterday on an official trip to India. But he has ruled out talks with a Palestinian leadership controlled by Mr Arafat. Israeli Health Minister Danny Naveh, of Mr Sharon’s rightist Likud party, said Mr Qorei’s nomination would not bring a resumption of dialogue, because "the man who is pulling the strings and controlling everything is one person, and it’s Yasser Arafat". Mr Qorei, a veteran politician but one who has little grass-roots support among Palestinians, appears to recognise the difficulties he faces if he takes the job. "I am not prime minister as yet ... I want to see the Americans – what kind of guarantee ... they will (give)," he said. "what’s in it for me? I want a swiss account like Abu Amar"
’Bout time | ||||
Posted by:Frank G |
#8 You guarantee that you won't explode any more Israelis. We guarantee that you will live as long as you keep your guarantee. Deal? |
Posted by: True German Ally 2003-9-9 12:03:56 AM |
#7 MHW: This whole thing is a show-stopper, even Mazen. He didn't even want to do the task of breaking the various terrorist organizations within Gaza and the West Bank for fear of "civil war". Apparently, the Palestinians think that the price of peace is something they don't need to pay. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - had Mazen been serious about dismantling Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and even Fatah, and started doing what he needed to do, the ball would have been hit squarely back into Israel's court and no amount of explaining or waffling by Sharon would absolve him of the obligation to abide by his end of the agreement and begin pullouts of military forces and removal of settlements. Instead of a bold Anwar Sadat-like move by Mazen, it is now back to square one with Yasser Arafat. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-8 11:01:31 PM |
#6 I offer the following guarantees: 1. I guarantee I will not interfere as the IAF tries to make mincemeat of any and every member of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al-Aksa, Fatah, the Palestinial Liberation Army, Hezbollah, and any and all other paleo terror organizations. 2. I guarantee I will rub your nose it it every time you do something stupid, arrogant, or unsanitary. I will assist anyone else in doing the same. 3. I guarantee that anything I feel is worthy for you is also worthy for every other paleomonkey we find shooting off his mouth, or trying to blow himself and others up, throwing rocks, taunting Israelis, or just causing trouble. This DOES include anything, right down to jaywalking and littering. 4. I guarantee I will applaud any and all Israeli strikes that kill one or more members of HAMAS, Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Liberation Army, or any other such pile of garbage. 5. I guarantee I will support Israel in its right to self-determination and peace within recognized borders, and will do whatever is necessary to make that support as concrete as possible. 6. Speaking of concrete, I guarantee I will help Israel pour the concrete for Arafart's (and any other worthy 'dignitary's') shoes, and to help move him/them to an appropriate date with the fishies of the deep. Push a little harder, and we'll come up with some additional guarantees. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-8 4:32:33 PM |
#5 How about getting some "guarentees" from your boss? Not that they'd mean anything. |
Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-8 4:09:22 PM |
#4 I trust we have ceased signing checks to the PLA for the time being ... |
Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-8 3:18:18 PM |
#3 mhw - as most people here know, ive been a relative dove (by rantburg standards) on the Pal situation, and was willing to give Abbas the benefit of the doubt - I must say that I am much more skeptical of Mr Q. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-9-8 2:42:48 PM |
#2 We won't support Ahmed Q because Arafish is pulling the strings. Until Arafish it taken out of the picture, we'll just watch. |
Posted by: Charles 2003-9-8 1:58:21 PM |
#1 Key is our (US) reaction to the newest member of "As the Bank Burns" while our favorite actors (Mazen and Dahlan) are written out of the show. Sadly, I feel Arafat ends up on top while Powell caves. |
Posted by: Daniel King 2003-9-8 1:05:40 PM |