Arafat vs Mortal Coil
It looks like Yassir Arafat is now clinically dead. Although this was not marked as a stop on the 'Roadmap to Peace', I believe it is an essential step toward the security of both Israel and the Palistinians.

I do not believe Arafat set up a line of succession intentionally as a self-defense mechanism. It will be interesting to see who will emerge to lead (we pray) the Palistinian Authority. I am as optimistic as I have ever been (which isn't really saying too much) with Israel's pull out of Gaza, the construction of the wall and now a true leadership change in the PA.

Although Bush refused to deal with Arafat, I believe he will immediately begin discussions with Arafat's successor.

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I’m not optimistic at all, but I’ve been wrong a lot lately.

Still, I doubt the people that support him are going to suddenly announce “Gee, we’ve been liberated from his crazy mind-control and we’re committed to find a peaceful solution to our situation!”

Posted by: Lucy - 08:30 AM - 11/04

Well, when all you’ve got left is a little optimism, you just have to go with it.

Actually, the number of terror attacks on Israel have been on a steady decline as of late.  Israel has been very effective in stopping terrorists and assasinating the leaders who are responsible.  Iraq will calm down (and probably sooner rather than later, because of the way the election panned out), and Israel is pulling out of Gaza.

I think these are the things that the new leadership will have to contemplate and I think there is a chance that it will make a difference.

Note that none of these things are on the silly “roadmap to peace” but that’s ok.  We are just taking a shortcut that is not on the map.  (The proposed map would never take us anywhere anyways - at least not with Israel still in the bus.)

Posted by: - 09:00 AM - 11/04

Actually, the number of terror attacks on Israel have been on a steady decline as of late.  Israel has been very effective in stopping terrorists and assasinating the leaders who are responsible.

I think the wall has a lot to do with this.  The one the UN didn’t want them to build....

Posted by: Rob - 12:58 PM - 11/04

Good riddance to that vile old fishbat.

Posted by: Miss O'Hara - 07:27 AM - 11/05
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