15.6.03
Calls for multi-national police force in Palestine
The UN and even some members of Congress are calling for NATO or multi-national troops to be sent into Palestine to keep the peace there.
Meanwhile, the Independent reports that a poll published by a Hebrew daily has found that many Israelis believe that Sharon's attempted assassination of Rantissi was aimed at derailing the "road map":
UPDATE: The Asshole of the Week award goes to Senator Lugar, who wants to see American troops fighting against Hamas. Using American soldiers to serve as Israel's police force is a terrible idea. This will get US soldiers killed without solving the problem and further expose all Americans as targets. The "why do they all hate us" mantra of the "war on terror" is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Lugar's suggestion is yet another indication that most American lawmakers have no fucking clue about the Middle East.
The UN and even some members of Congress are calling for NATO or multi-national troops to be sent into Palestine to keep the peace there.
Meanwhile, the Independent reports that a poll published by a Hebrew daily has found that many Israelis believe that Sharon's attempted assassination of Rantissi was aimed at derailing the "road map":
...many Israelis are blaming their own Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. A poll for the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth last week found that 40 per cent of Israelis believed Mr Sharon had ordered Tuesday's failed assassination attempt on a senior Hamas leader, Abdel-Aziz Rantisi, as a deliberate ploy to delay the implementation of the roadmap.Talk about a "revolving door" policy: Peace Now reports that 5 new settlements have been set up in the West Bank since the Aqaba summit.
UPDATE: The Asshole of the Week award goes to Senator Lugar, who wants to see American troops fighting against Hamas. Using American soldiers to serve as Israel's police force is a terrible idea. This will get US soldiers killed without solving the problem and further expose all Americans as targets. The "why do they all hate us" mantra of the "war on terror" is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Lugar's suggestion is yet another indication that most American lawmakers have no fucking clue about the Middle East.
