NewsGuy
07-21-2002, 12:06 PM
Despite the ongoing Jihad war of genocide launched by the Palestinians against Israel, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continued in his efforts to improve the lives of the Palestinian population and to reach a formula for peace with the Palestinians.
Here is a report from MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com/news/677951.asp) detailing the newest Israeli peace initiative:
Israel proposes troop withdrawal
July 21 — One Israeli was injured in a bombing attack on a train near Tel Aviv on Sunday, a day after Israelis and Palestinians resumed talks on easing the restrictions placed on Palestinians. At the Saturday meeting, Israel proposed withdrawing troops from some Palestinian areas in the West Bank to test the ability of Palestinian security to prevent attacks on civilians, a top Israeli official said Sunday...
“We have no interest in staying in those places where the Palestinians can prove that they can take control,” Peres told Israel Radio.
Peres did not specify from where troops might be withdrawn, but Army Radio said the forces could withdraw from Hebron and Bethlehem as early as Tuesday if those areas remain quiet...
Meanwhile, a bomb attack on a train injured the engineer as it was traveling south of Tel Aviv, in Yavneh, on Sunday morning.
The explosion went off on the tracks and damaged the engine of the passenger train, police said. The engineer was injured in the abdomen by the force of the blast, but the train was not derailed, police said...
Peres told the Palestinians that 7,000 work permits will be issued in the coming days as long as there were no attacks. It was not immediately clear if the attack on the train Sunday would change the Israeli decision.
Israel had considered issuing the work permits earlier this month but froze the plan when two attacks last week killed 12 Israelis...
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As past experience has shown, the Palestinians step up their campaign of terror and increase the pace of their Jihad war against innocent Israeli civilians every time Israel makes a generous peaceful step.
Let's hope that the Palestinians and other Arab terrorists will not yet again torpedo any chance for peace this time. And if they do, one would wonder how much longer can the world stand silent in the face of the Palestinian Crimes Against Humanity against Israel.
Here is a report from MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com/news/677951.asp) detailing the newest Israeli peace initiative:
Israel proposes troop withdrawal
July 21 — One Israeli was injured in a bombing attack on a train near Tel Aviv on Sunday, a day after Israelis and Palestinians resumed talks on easing the restrictions placed on Palestinians. At the Saturday meeting, Israel proposed withdrawing troops from some Palestinian areas in the West Bank to test the ability of Palestinian security to prevent attacks on civilians, a top Israeli official said Sunday...
“We have no interest in staying in those places where the Palestinians can prove that they can take control,” Peres told Israel Radio.
Peres did not specify from where troops might be withdrawn, but Army Radio said the forces could withdraw from Hebron and Bethlehem as early as Tuesday if those areas remain quiet...
Meanwhile, a bomb attack on a train injured the engineer as it was traveling south of Tel Aviv, in Yavneh, on Sunday morning.
The explosion went off on the tracks and damaged the engine of the passenger train, police said. The engineer was injured in the abdomen by the force of the blast, but the train was not derailed, police said...
Peres told the Palestinians that 7,000 work permits will be issued in the coming days as long as there were no attacks. It was not immediately clear if the attack on the train Sunday would change the Israeli decision.
Israel had considered issuing the work permits earlier this month but froze the plan when two attacks last week killed 12 Israelis...
* * *
As past experience has shown, the Palestinians step up their campaign of terror and increase the pace of their Jihad war against innocent Israeli civilians every time Israel makes a generous peaceful step.
Let's hope that the Palestinians and other Arab terrorists will not yet again torpedo any chance for peace this time. And if they do, one would wonder how much longer can the world stand silent in the face of the Palestinian Crimes Against Humanity against Israel.