Word: jihad
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...Beyer says Arafat is not above "sticking a finger in Israel's eye" by starting dialogue with Hamas (the largest Islamic group and the one Israel blames for numerous suicide attacks), the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad and some 10 other militant organizations. The Israeli government compares the talks to dealing with the devil ? and wants Arafat to arrest the militants and shut down their recruiting offices. There's not much chance of that while Arafat remains politically weakened by charges of corruption. Today's meeting, and the 1,500-strong Palestinian demonstration that accompanied it, is designed at least...
...Whispering sweet words of "political pluralism," Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet Wednesday with representatives of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to sound out their feelings on the peace process. Dealing with the devil, shrieks the Israeli government. Public relations stunt, clamor Palestinian militants. Watch for the belabored Arafat to be stretched like a rubber band on this...
Kaufman's jihad, however, does not target imitation Republican William D. Zerhouni '97-'98 and his imaginary Republican club. Apparently, authentic conservatives, like John Applebaum '97, give Josh the willies...
...unilateral Israeli withdrawal, however, would be no guarantee of Israel's own security. The Lebanese government is neither capable nor willing to curb militias such as Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad or Amal. Likewise, Syria, whose military occupies much of Lebanon and pulls the strings of the Lebanese marionette government, has no interest in guaranteeing Israel's security. For Syria, the prospect of peace in Lebanon is a bargaining chip to be used in negotiations regarding the Golan Heights. Without the security zone, major cities in the north of Israel, such as Haifa and Safed, would be in range of rockets fired...
Theologians make a distinction between natural evils (earthquakes, cancers) and man-made evils (murder, the Holocaust). When you heard the news of Flight 800, did you think mechanical failure? Or jihad? Whatever brought down the 747, its 230 passengers were just as dead, and just as far beyond caring...