I have a few minutes before I’m off to my political science course in comparative political systems, but I thought I’d quickly remark on this piece of news:
Israel may attempt to exile Arafat.
JERUSALEM - Regretting that Israel had not already done so, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday that it might move to expel Palestinian President Yasser Arafat by the end of the year.“Arafat never wanted to reach an agreement with us, and all he wants is to continue the conflict and bleed the citizens of Israel,” Mofaz told Israel’s Army Radio on Tuesday morning. “I believe that he has to disappear from the stage of history.”
“The state of Israel made a historic mistake by not expelling him some two years ago and we had more than a few opportunities to do this,” Mofaz said. “We will need to address this matter in a relatively short space of time, very possibly the end of this year.”
About damn time. But the Israelis should do more. They should expel the entire Palestinian authority as well as the terrorist groups that they support, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc. Only when the hordes of terrorists and murderous savages who want to destroy Israel are removed from that area will peace be achieved between the Palestinian and Israeli people.
