ZOA on Arafat II ("Arafat in a suit")
ZOA on Arafat II ("Arafat in a suit")
ZOA has summarized the saliant points of the Time interview with Arafat II. In a press release dated Mar 7, ZOA notes"
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), said yesterday that “the Israelis are responsible” for the recent Tel Aviv suicide bombing that murdered 5 Israelis and injured dozens more. He asserted this in his first English-language interview since taking office in January. It was published in the March 7, 2005 edition of Time Magazine.
When Abbas was asked by Time, “Who was responsible for the Tel Aviv attacks?” he answered, “If you ask me who is responsible, the Israelis are responsible. The bombers came from the suburb of Tulkaem to Tel Aviv, crossing the wall. So who is responsible? The wall and the Israelis.”
Another question posed by Time Magazine was, “You were born in Safed, in what is now Israel. How did it feel when you went back for a visit in 1995?” Abbas answered, “Very sad. It’s my country...”
When the reporter stated that “Israelis and Americans are shocked to think Hamas could be in your parliament...because they won seats in municipal elections in January...” Abbas answered, “Why not? Hamas should be in the parliament.”
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein said, “Holocaust Denier Abbas’ shocking statements that Israel is responsible for Palestinian Arabs murdering Jews, that the terrorist group Hamas should be in the cabinet, and that Israel is really his (the Palestinian Arabs) land and country makes it crystal clear that Abbas is following in Arafat’s uncompromising, bloody and belligerent footsteps.
“It is painful to see that every day Abbas makes it more and more clear he is simply Arafat in a suit. He recently executed dozens of Palestinians who helped Israel root out Palestinian terrorists, while he continues refusing to dismantle or disarm the terror groups, end all the incitement, close the bomb factories, or arrest the hundreds of terrorists walking free. We urge Congress and President Bush not to hand over $350M in U.S. taxpayers’ dollars and not to invite Abbas to the White House until he fulfills all of his commitments to the Road Map, starts talking like a peacemaker who supports Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, and apologizes for his Holocaust denial.”
ZOA should be commended for its straight talk.
Posted by Joseph Alexander Norland at March 8, 2005 08:01 AM
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ShyGuy
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May I suggest an acronym for such references to Abbas on your site in the future: Arafat the Second, Suited.
Posted by: ShyGuy on March 8, 2005 03:25 AM
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paul jaocbus
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I enjoy you postings a lot, but worry that you hsve taken this coment by Abbas out of context. The interview in Time reads:
TIME: You were born in Safad, in what is now Israel. How did it feel when you went back for a visit in 1995?
ABBAS: Very sad. It's my country. I know every street and store. But now I'm not allowed to be there. That's life. I'm not asking for Safad. I'm not asking to return there.
To me, if you support any sort of a two state solution then Abbas saying he is not asking to return to Safed is a big break-through.....
Posted by: paul jaocbus on March 8, 2005 10:03 AM
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J. Lichty
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Paul you have to look at what Abbas has said in the past about the demand of immigration.
Abbas has said that the "right of return" is fundamental and cannot be given away by anyone. Joseph may be able to point you to a direct quote.
Abbas will spin this statement by stating that he doesn't want to return, but he cannot possible give up the unalienable right of other "Palestinians." Abbas has said this many times. If you want context, you have to know all of their tricks.
Posted by: J. Lichty on March 8, 2005 12:29 PM
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ZOA on Arafat II ("Arafat in a suit")
ZOA has summarized the saliant points of the Time interview with Arafat II. In a press release dated Mar 7, ZOA notes"
ZOA should be commended for its straight talk.
Posted by Joseph Alexander Norland at March 8, 2005 08:01 AM