The Israeli Army fears to have you know what is happening.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/in...st/06JOUR.html
The NY Times also reports:
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"Decades of bitter experience teach a clear lesson," Mr. Bush said in the Rose Garden. "Progress is impossible when nations emphasize their grievances and ignore their opportunities. The storms of violence cannot go on. Enough is enough."
Shortly after the president's speech, a senior aide to Mr. Arafat told CNN that the Palestinian leader accepted the president's remarks "without conditions." In Israel, however, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on television that the weeklong military operation in the West Bank would continue. "Negotiating before terror is subdued will only lead to its continuation," he said.
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And so the Israelis ignore even George Jr's demand. Stalling for more time? Or is the Green light really still lit?
Also from the New York Times:
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Anthony C. Zinni, the retired Marine Corps general, asked Mr. Arafat to appoint a committee to discuss preparations for the planned visit of Secretary Powell. Tonight, the Israeli government blocked the first scheduled meeting between General Zinni and that committee, Palestinian and American officials said.
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Actions by Israel clearly not taken to encourage a peaceful settlement but taken to promote Sharon's agenda.
Back in America, even after a letter signed by many right wing Republican extremists - including that Drug Czar William Bennet - something happened. This from CNN at:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/...ell/index.html
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Why did Powell prevail?
Start with this: He had the entire international community on his side -- including Arab regimes whose support will be crucial in the larger war on terrorism.
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Correct. Only the US government supports the Israelis. Is every other nation in the world wrong? Is it our President, surrounded mostly by right wing extremists, that cannot see reality. Can being surrounded by too many extremists cloud an issue? Why then did the most minority viewpoint in the George Jr administration - that of Colin Powell - prevail? It is what that CNN article asks.