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...Ariel Z. Weisbard ’02-’03 is co-chair of the Progressive Jewish Alliance and a member of the living wage campaign...
...most egregious canard is an assertion that “[Ariel] Sharon…ignited the present conflict in Sept. 2000 when he visited a Muslim holy site with 1,000 armed soldiers”. Hasan neglects to mention that Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount—a Jewish holy site as well as a Muslim one—had been cleared with Palestinian security forces and that Sharon had been assured it would trigger no violence...
...extremists and a trigger-happy Israeli military. According to many commentators, fault lies with the political elites. The more cynical argue that peace is impossible under the current Israeli and Palestinian leadership, and that the only hope for peace is to wait until Yasser Arafat, 72, dies off and Ariel Sharon, 73, either retires or loses an election. Such pessimism is understandable. Arafat is an ineffective autocrat whose support at home and abroad has reached an all-time low. In fairness to the grizzled Palestinian leader, he has the toughest job in the world: the West expects...
Colin Powell's new Middle East envoy, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, has a gigantic task--and some folks back home aren't making it any easier. On his first trip to the region last week, he was hit with tough talk from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a series of bombings on Thursday and Saturday that saw nearly 200 casualties. But at least the Israelis and Palestinians say they wish Zinni well. Not so some Bush Administration hard-liners, who tell TIME they are worried Zinni will pressure Israel to make concessions to P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat...
...Peter Piot said that the crisis "will get worse before it gets better" and warned of complacency in the West. The report came out in advance of World AIDS Day, which was marked with vigils, memorial services and fund raisers. ISRAEL Internal Dissent A suicide bombing overshadowed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon?s departure for the U.S. for talks this week with President Bush. A Palestinian killed himself and three others on a bus in northern Israel. Sharon pledged "to put an end to these acts" and refused to compromise on his call for seven days of "absolute quiet" before resumption...