Proving the past
January 25, 2005 15:35 by ManagingTeamMichael Freund and Aluf Benn point out that Abbas’ effectiveness in curbing terrorist violence over the past week demonstrates that Arafat never lacked the ability to do so himself — he lacked the will. Says Benn:
Abbas’s recent actions against terrorism prove that his predecessor, Yasser Arafat, indeed led the armed intifada and supported attacks against Israel. Arafat enjoyed greater political power and legitimacy than Abbas, and the PA security forces were better organized early in the conflict than they are now. Yet Arafat never took even the minimal steps that Abbas has now taken.
Yet the media were always ready to accept Arafat’s claim, for years, that the terrorists were ‘out of his control.’
Dov Koret
1:53 am
Jan 26, 2005
Abbas did what Abbas had to do. He know’s (I hope) that sharon has not made any promise to Father bush not to kill, deport nor harm Abbas.
He also needs to rebuild EU support & get the money rolling back in.
sharon never gave arafart to ultimation do the job or all hell will break loose. The real proof of the pudding will be how long the quite holds & what weapons the terrorists accumulate with egyptian help. Lets see who’s pulling the wool over who’s eyes.
Look how much money just from bush is being given to support terror.
DK
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Jane YIS
7:17 pm
Jan 30, 2005
Abbas has yet to be tested-I mean we have yet to see if the rocket attacks will stop for good-since he promised the terrorists that he would not use force against them and given the victory of the hamas “party” in the recent elections.
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