PM opens Knesset session with verbal assault on Geneva Accord

[papau]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/351846.html

Last Update: 20/10/2003 17:36

PM opens Knesset session with verbal assault on Geneva Accord

By Haaretz Service and Agencies



Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened the winter session of the Knesset on Monday with a speech slamming the Geneva Accord proposal for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sharon accused the members of the opposition who worked with Palestinian officials on the proposal of providing the Palestinian Authority with an excuse to escape its formal understandings with the government. "Every Palestinian deviation from the road map is a boost for the terrorist organizations," he said. "But it is no wonder that they are trying to evade its implementation, there are those in Israel who are also ready to deviate from this plan through all kinds of other schemes." <snip>

Touching on the separation fence, Sharon vowed that Israel would accelerate its construction, and promised to complete it within a year. He denied that the fence was a political border, saying that its sole purpose was to provide security. Sharon also named the U.S.-sponsored road map, with Israel's 14 amendments, as the only chance
for peace in the region.

"Our plan represents the only hope of achieving a real breakthrough on the way to peace with the Palestinians," the prime minister said,
amid repeated heckling. "Only a complete a renouncement of terror can lead to a new age of peace for the peoples of the region." <snip>

[bemildred]

1. I do like the "repeated heckling".

We could use more of that in the US Congress.

[bluesoul]

2. Sharon

That peace won't be achieved with people like Sharon, that's for sure..

[captainamerica101]

3. Heck, I'd like to see it just ONCE like British Parliment!

I'd cut my arm off for that one!

A long boring, droning, "unninterrupted", waste of the useful words "public debate" in the House AND Senate.

Just ONCE, I'd like to see DeLay or any of the Republicans get the Rasberry or shouted down in public view on CSPAN!

How about an all-out brawl like Japan had when debating the Iraq resolution?
(I'd even send Byrd a steel walker to swing at those "red"-coats!)

[captainamerica101]

4. EVERYTHING Israel says seems to be an assualt!

On verbs, consanants, vowels, and the PROPER use of laguage itself as well.

I almost wish there was a universal dictionary law and punishments for countries like Israel who invent words, phases, (and especially those "clauses") when speaking publically.
(Pun intended on "clauses" since Israel is the MASTER at spin.)

[Gimel]

5. It's a translation

Hebrew is the spoken language in the Knesset. It is not a Latin based language. However as a root language, it is categorically different from English.