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Herschel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 03:58 PM
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Arafat rejects his cabinet's demand to act against terror
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat yesterday refused his cabinet's call to use the Palestinian security forces against terror organizations.

At a heated emergency meeting in Arafat's Muqata compound in Ramallah - called in response to the suicide bombing in Ashdod Port two days ago, for which both Fatah and Hamas claimed responsibility - Interior Minister Hakem Balawi and the commander of the National Security forces, Haj Ismail Jabbar, both called upon Arafat to act against Hamas and Fatah's military wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Other ministers joined the call, warning Arafat of Israel's expected harsh response to the attack and the international community's reaction to the continuing chaos in the territories.

The ministers sought the authority to arrest Fatah activists acting independently and to apply all stages of a plan to restore control of the Palestinian street to the security forces. One Palestinian source in the cabinet said that some ministers even warned Arafat that Fatah members might be drafted into Hamas in Gaza. They also made it clear that the PA had lost control of Fatah's military wing in some areas of both the West Bank and Gaza.

But according to the source, Arafat refused to allow arrests of Fatah activists and also turned down other aspects of the plan, such as the collection of illegal arms.

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/405067.html

So the weasel refuses to act against terror. This could tempt the IDF to be less gracious in their next visit to his crumbling cage.
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Evil_Dewers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 05:14 PM
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1. So the weasel
But according to the source, Arafat refused to allow arrests of Fatah activists and also turned down other aspects of the plan, such as the collection of "illegal arms."

According to the source (Sharon's Minster of Propaganda):

Israeli arms in Gaza = legal

Palestinian arms in Gaza = illegal

LOL. If you really care about us wanting to care about Israel, you'd shut up since you do more harm to Israeli affairs than good.
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Herschel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 07:43 PM
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4. So then
You are gratified the weasel refuses to fight terror. Oh, my.
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Evil_Dewers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 09:35 AM
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5. Sharon should fight terror by committing suicide.
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 06:00 PM
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2. DUPE
Edited on Tue Mar-16-04 06:01 PM by JohnLocke
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Evil_Dewers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-04 06:21 PM
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3. Who you callin' a dupe?
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