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Israel-Palestine
Arafat to be Allowed to Leave Compound For Ramallah Hospital Visit
2004-10-25
Israel decided Monday to allow Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat to leave his Muqata headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah so he can get a medical checkup. This would be the first time in two years that Arafat will be leaving the compound. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz made the decision in response to a request to allow Arafat to go for medical examinations in the Ramallah hospital. It is unclear when exactly Arafat will be going to the hospital. In the last few weeks, Arafat?s medical condition has worsened and he has been examined by doctors from Egypt and Tunisia. Arafat, 74, is considered relatively healthy, but suffers from several medical problems including the trembling of his lips and face and a skin disease.
a face and skin disease! I knew it! This report sounds like he may be worse than portrayed and the Israelis don't wanna be seen as hastening his departure from this veil by refusing his hospital visit. Speculation on my part, obviously
Posted by:Frank G

#12  Remembering Arafat's history of terrorism:

Here is what Arafat's government-controlled newspaper, Al-Hayat-Al-Jadida, said on September 11TH, a few hours before the suicide bombings, of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: "The suicide bombers of today are the noble successors of the Lebanese suicide bombers, who taught the U.S. Marines a tough lesson in [Lebanon] . . . These suicide bombers are the salt of the earth, the engines of history . . . They are the most honorable people among us."
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-10-25 7:15:05 PM  

#11  Hope it's one of those flesh eating,drug resistant bacteria,hop-a-hope.
Posted by: raptor   2004-10-25 6:14:37 PM  

#10  I apologize in advance for being pedantic, but my inner English teacher cannot be stopped!

Anyway, the word "veil," as used in "departure from this veil" should be "vale," an archaic version of "valley" and works best in the full phrase "vale of tears" -- a reference to life on earth as a series of sorrows to be left behind when we go on to a better world in Heaven. (Or a worse world in Hell, in Arafat's case).
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2004-10-25 5:36:35 PM  

#9  Remember, though, Frank, that the Red Folder must be recovered first, at all costs.

[/sarcasm]
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-10-25 5:02:28 PM  

#8  If Arafat dies of the flu will the Dems blame Bush for not providing the vaccination?
Posted by: mhw   2004-10-25 4:58:58 PM  

#7  the restriction on returning was basically from teh Paleo West Bank, not Ramallah IIRC. The IDF would be well advised to follow PR's advice and exterminate the vermin while the head rat fish is out
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-25 3:51:16 PM  

#6  Arafart does not have to worry about coming back, there won't anything to come back to.


If Arafart is allowed to leave for a little while, then the IDF can raid and "spring clean" the compound of the 20-30 terrs holed up in there. They (terrs) are not going to let Arafart leave the compound. That's why Arafart is all of a sudden, no longer ill.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2004-10-25 3:47:26 PM  

#5  alternatively could Sharon be hinting that Arafish is on the way out, to ease tomorrows vote?

Currently it looks like a 65 to 48 win for disengagement. the Jewish left, half of Likud, Shinui, and one moderate arab party will vote yes, half of Likud, most of the Religious and far right parties, and the more leftist Arab parties (!) will vote no, and several of the Ultraorthodox will abstain. But Sharon would like to keep as many Likud MKs as possible on board, to ease the situation for the govt after the vote.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-10-25 3:46:53 PM  

#4  50,000 of the best (read Jew) 12 miles away. Irony is tough. Course the pali people have some pretty good docs too... they all practice in the US far as I know.

Posted by: Shipman   2004-10-25 3:43:13 PM  

#3  An Israeli spokesman said "Oh yeah, we'll let him back in...just as soon as we air the place out. And believe me, that compound needs a lot of airing. And an exterminator."
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-10-25 3:42:43 PM  

#2  As I understood it, the issue was not whether he could leave, but whether the Israelis would let him back in. No mention of that part of the deal.
Posted by: SteveS   2004-10-25 3:37:34 PM  

#1  Abraham Lincoln once said something to the effect that everyone over 40 was reesponsible for what his face looked like......

I submit Arafish as exhibit #1
Posted by: Spemble Whemp3888   2004-10-25 3:21:01 PM  

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