Tarek Charara's Weblog

mercredi 19 juin 2002

Peace is being killed by Palestinian extremists, what will Sharon do in response to this bombing?

20 Hurt in Explosion in Jerusalem. An apparent suicide bomber set off an explosion near a bus stop in a Jerusalem neighborhood Wednesday, wounding at least 20 people, four of them critically, police and Israeli media. [AP World News]
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Ronald Reagan. "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." [Quotes of the Day]
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Mme Blair a failli provoquer une crise diplomatique entre Israël et la Grande-Bretagne en exprimant son opinion: ...tant que les jeunes (Palestiniens) auront l'impression de n'avoir plus d'autre espoir que de se faire sauter, aucun progrès ne sera possible... a-t-elle déclaré mardi à Londres aux côtés de la reine Rania de Jordanie... [leparisien.com]
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There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -- Frank Herbert

After the "fencing Palestine" project, the "taking away land from the palestinians and blaming the palestinion authority for it" project! when is the Sharon government going to admit it's failure to create peace with the palestinians? Then again maybe it never had the intention to create peace in the first place...

Israel Acts to Seize Palestinian Land After 19 Die in Blast. Israel announced today that it would begin seizing territory held by the Palestinian Authority, in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. By James Bennet. [New York Times: International]
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A step further away from peace:

Two Suicide Bombers Strike Israel. A suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded city bus in Jerusalem during rush hour today. A Palestinian suicide bomber also blew himself up on Monday on the Israeli side of the border with the West Bank. By John Kifner. [New York Times: International]
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