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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threw down the gauntlet on Sunday following the most devastating suicide bombing of the 18-month intifada. In an escalating war in which neither side has been bold enough to go out on a limb for peace, Sharon vowed to decimate the forces behind the attacks, saying, “We must fight against this terrorism, fight with no compromise, pull up these wild plants by the roots, smash their infrastructure.” Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority President Yassir Arafat remains silent in response to President George W. Bush’s demand that...
...from terror attacks? I know there's bombardment of their towns, but there is no terror." Yoav says, "I have rage, I have anger, but I don't have any will for revenge. I don't see the benefit of it." Nor does he approve of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to beat the Palestinians into submission. "The Israeli military activity doesn't give an answer to the conflict. We have to get rid of the territories and end the occupation." Orly thinks a desire to change course is bubbling up from the bottom of Israeli society...
...leader to a show of optimism. Many in Israel are just as disillusioned with Arafat as he appears to be with Zinni. A growing number of right-wing politicians want Israel to put an end to Arafat's regime. According to an Israeli newspaper poll, 66% of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party believe that Arafat should be kicked out of the West Bank and Gaza; 36% favor his assassination...
...killed 22 Israelis celebrating the start of Passover at a hotel in the seaside town of Netanya, both sides knew that Israel would strike back. Tanks rolled into Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah after the Israeli Cabinet agreed to an extended military operation and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had declared Arafat "an enemy." The onslaught, which drew heavy criticism from the U.N. Security Council, came a day after an Arab summit in Beirut, which Arafat was prevented from attending by Israel. The leaders of Egypt and Jordan were also absent. The summit endorsed a Saudi peace plan...
...towns and urged both sides to agree on a cease-fire. President Bush on Saturday demanded that Arafat do more to stop terrorism, but also urged the Israeli government to "make sure there's a path to peace." Both calls, right now, look like wishful thinking. Nobody had expected Ariel Sharon to embrace the Arab League's latest peace offer, and not only because it came the day after a suicide bomber had marked the start of Passover by killing 22 Israelis at a seder. The Saudi idea of peace - Israel withdrawing to its 1967 borders - has long been anathema...