March 29, 2002

Israel's cabinet has declared the

Israel's cabinet has declared the Palestinian leader an enemy. Israeli forces then invaded Arafat's headquarters, but have no intention of capturing him.

Arafat remains defiant and says Israel doesn't want peace. Let history show that Israel has bent over backwards for peace with Palestinians. They agreed to the Oslo Accords. They offered Arafat almost everything he wanted at Camp David a few years ago. Israel has even resisted a full-scale war that could wipe Arafat and his minions off the face of the earth. Yet, after all that, after re-writing textbooks and including Palestinians into the history of the region, Palestinian violence continues.

If anyone doesn't want peace, it's Yasser Arafat. He either doesn't want the suicide bombings to stop or is incapable to prevent them. My bet is on the former. As Charles Krauthammer points out, Arafat controls the media and schools of Palestine. And what comes out of them anti-semetic propaganda that would put a grin on a neo-Nazi skinhead.

If Arafat really wanted a stop to the bombings and is impotent in doing so, he would seek out Israel's help. If Arafat really wanted peace, he would see that these suicide bombers are enemies to both Israel and Palestine. Joint operations would a long way to building trust between the two peoples. Arafat doesn't ask for help, and the bombings continue. Arafat doesn't want peace and still is an enemy to Israel.

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