Sharon nears point of no return in dealings with Palestinians

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A10 San Francisco Chronicte WORLD SUNDAY, FERRUARY 29, 2001 Israelis kill 3 in camp own, calling Sharon's remarks By Matthew Kalman NEWS ANALYSIS It also demands that a rebuilt CHRONICLE FOREIGN SERVICE "totally unacceptable." and refocused Palestinian Authority security apparatus begins susWe do not have murderers," ate on a Palestinian-led petition JERUSALEM - In words and said Qureia.

"We have a cause." tained, targeted and effective op. claiming that Israel's security barner in the West Kankisa breach of deeds, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Qureia's comments, with their crations aimed at confronting all Sharon is letting it be known that international law. implication that the Palestinian those engaged in terror and dis In remarks to the Yediot Ahro.

Authority remains willing to look he has all but given up on a dia. mantlement of terrorist capabilithe oiner way at vience aa logue with the Palestinians, and noth newspaper, and infrastructure. This inIsracli civilians if it furthers Pales cludes ...

Qureia's administration as a gorconfiscation of illegal that the time has come for Israel to tinian interests, may have played weapons and consolidation of se ernment of murder and lies. With curity authority, free of associa Middle East conflict. well on the streets of the West this government it will not be pos Nearly six months after Primo Bank and Gaza Strip.

But that tion with terror and corruption." stance seems increasingly proSharon condemned the Ourcia has publicly declared Minister Ahmed Qureia took of. fice. Sharon's andes sav the Pales ceedings in The Hague as a "camstructionist to American and Bothat he will do none of this On Feb.

13, Secretary of State tinians are still stalling on setting a ropean leaders impatient with the paign of hypocrisy." an "interna tional circus* and "an attempt to Colin Powell told the Senate Fordate for the two men to meet moribund peace process eign Relations Committee that of the US.. and last week Sharon let his frus deny Israel the basic right to selfbacked "road map" peace plan redefense," adding.

"We won't ca. the road map process could not tration boil over as never before quires the Palestinians to "declare pitulate." He lashed out at Qureia's laLast Sunday's response to He also said that Qureia's exan unequivocal end to violence President Yasser Arafat clamped соліс orestion of regret cer the suicsde and terrorism and undertake vis down on violence or gave Qureia ible efforts on the ground to arthe power to balt terror attacks killed eight people, including two attack only pertained to the timing of the act, since it "could harm rest, disrupe, and restrain individ.

"i put the blame squarely on 50 more.

The attack occurred as Chairman Arafat for his unwilluals and groups conducting and them in The Hague." the World Court in The Hague, The Palestinian prime minister ingness to speak out, (to) use the planning violent attacks on Israe responded with angry words of his moral authority that as a leader evNetherlands, was about to deliberIis anywbere." .... erybody says he has," Powell said.

State Department spokesman Slogan-chanting Palestinians surround a car hit in an Israeli helicopRichard Boucher said Monday fer strike at the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza City Saturday, killing We think the time for excuses is at least three people, including Islamic Jihad militant Ayman Dahlong past.

We need to see actions ATTENTION TO WOMEN WHO USED douh, and wounding 15 others, according to doctors. that send a clear message that ter. ror will not be tolerated." HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY Sharon and his top aides have plan, said the prime minister is de "From an Israeli perspective, clearly given up hope of that. termined. the logic of unilateral disengage PREMPRO PREMPHASE PREMARIN "Sharon is not playing tricks The present Palestinian gorment is inescapable," said Stein "This emment is not cooperating with said Marcus.

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The Caza initiaIsrael's post-1967 settlement polscat process on the taus of the and suffered from * Breast Cancer ** Ovarian Cancer ** Lupus ** Heart Attack * or tive has been simmering on the cy, Sharon resisted this approach * Stroke *?

Hundreds of women have already filed individual lawsuits seeking-to recover road map," one of Sharon's senior stove for some months now. advisers interview. "Most of the public realized damages for these injuries. To learn more about hormone replacement therapy litigation, another announced this move, leader would have.

If he is forced long ago that there is no military *None of it is even close to being and your own rights, picase call: implemented." to resign, his successor is likely to solution beyond what has already Tired of waiting for any been donc." Marcus said. follow a similar course." 1-877-511-6111 ress on the Palestinian side, Stur "Efforts to end this situation through negotiation of a stable on announced three weeks ago a ters and the Likud Party instituTime is of the essence: deadlines may be approaching unilateral plan for Israel to with. agreement from (the 1993) Oslo draw from difficult-to-defend setThn i an alancy dorercinch.

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"Sharon nears point of no return in dealings with Palestinians," San Francisco Chronicle, 29 February 2004. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2004-019. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2004-019