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Abbas: Suicide bomber era may be over
By Ali Waked and Reuters
Published: 29.05.05, 20:39
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1. ABOUT DAMN TIME
(05.29.05)
2. lies, Arafat style: peace in english,bombing commands Arabic
israBlof   (05.29.05)
everyday we read about another failed attempt. what else is new? but, the media takes the lies again and again and again.. YUK!
3. It's Over Because the IDF Ended It
Israeli ,   Israel   (05.29.05)
As soon as we went on the offensive in April 2002, terrorism PLUMMETED. In the following year, the number of Israeli casualties dropped by 80%, and in the next 2 years continued to plummet. It had NOTHING whatsoever to do with the Arabs' lack of will to murder us. It had EVERYTHING to do with the fact that instead of murdering us, the terrorists were on the run as we hunted them down, capturing and killing them before they could murder. If they CAN murder us, they will. If we are on the offensive and they are on the run, then they can't. It's really quite simple.
4. is there such thing as terrorism?
edward ,   las vegas   (05.29.05)
i mean, if all israelis participate in the occupation, and are therefore soliders? yes, innocent children obviously should never be targets. but the stage nightclub attack? all of those killed were soldiers, so its not really terror.
5. You R Wrong
george ,   PALESTINE   (05.29.05)
The sucide attaks were stop because we are not just killing ourselves and the people who stolen our land, history, and future... we are defending our exisstance agansit the creminals (IDF). we are against killing! go out of our land and try us... Where are come from man! Are you from POLAND
6. It will get back
Muwaten ,   Ramallah   (05.29.05)
Well....the bombing will get back...it is a direct clear equation...Occupation=resistance
7. The Arabs Admited That It Isn't Their Land 41 Years Ago
Israeli ,   Israel   (05.29.05)
As you can see from their own PLO Web Site in their own 1964 Charter: "THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER" (Al-Mithaq Al-Kawmee Al-Philisteeni), Adopted in 1964 by the 1st Palestinian Conference Article 24: This Organization does not exercise any territorial sovereignty over the West Bank in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the Gaza Strip or in the Himmah Area. http://www.palestine-un.org/plo/pna_two.html It obviously isn't and wasn't you land, George. You tried to steal OUR land, and failed. You always will.
8. To Israeili
Hope ,   Galilee   (05.29.05)
Sir, I suggest you shut you mouth and unfold your eyes and see that if it wasn't Mr. Abbases' attemps and coopretion with Israel to calm down e things, your IDF wouldn't be able to do anything. Facts are clear and you see it from the news that in the past 3 months things decline to a low level of attack . You should thank him becaue you are able to sleep in peace at your house
9. end the Islamic occupation of Judea
JJ   (05.29.05)
The Muslim terrorist conquerers are trying to occupy all of Israel - go back to where you come from, from Arabia. Your language, your religion, are not from here. you are the occupier.
10. Edwards logic
(05.29.05)
All Israeli's over 18= soldiers or have been Thus all are acceptable targets, and since all kids will evantually be soldiers they are also perfectly fine targets. Thank you edward for the class in terrorists logic 101 And yes the attack on the stage was terror attack 1. Those people were officially civilains at that time. They carried no weapons, had no uniforms, and presented no danger 2. It was just coicidence that that group was attacked. It could have easily been a group of 16 years or a group of 50 years. The terrorist was specifically targetting non combatants. 3. With your slippery slope logic, then every Israeli is an acceptable target.
11. No matter what Abbas does Bush wont be able to help him
Sal Azam ,   Chicago, USA   (05.29.05)
Reason because Bush doesn't have the power that he thought that he would accumalate and will push Mr. Sharons buttons to force him to comply to the Road map. The most desirable thing in President Bush's and Dr.Rice's mind at the moment is to put sanctions on Israel because of its defiance of the Road map. President couldn't and will not accumulate the capital that it wanted to take all these actions against those who are defying the United States especially Israel. The FBI is a law enforcement agency and not the political wing of the White House. The situation in Iraq is the making of the White House and Pentagon likudniks. FBI is doing awesome but their are too many criminals who are part of the zionist Israeli mafia on too many high powered positions through out United States. It begins from a cab driver to the Vice President of United States, Rumsfeld, Feith, Richard Myers, Governors, Senators, Congressmen and women, Mayors of cities and states........etc. These people are everywhere but work as a single unit very well connected to each other. President Bush is frustrated and angry on the several dozen NOs of Sharon on his pleas, warnings, urges, full stops that Sharon stop illegal settlement construction, return of the right of refugees, Jerusalem, dumping of 10000 tons of garbage in the west bank, poisoning of Palestinian wells, stealing of their crops by the settlers, giving direct aid to the PA. Someone has given some information to the FBI and the President on this organized crime mafia and if they took it seriously and took real practical action on it within weeks white and blue collar criminals will be wiped out from the continental United States and across its borders through out the world with the exception of Israel, North Korea and China with whom their will be a war once the first stage is over and sanctions are imposed. Sharon is scared of the person who has reported this to the FBI and the White House that if they took his advise seriously they all are doomed in United States through out the world. Bush wont be able to accumulate what it wants on its present strategy. FBI will take action and everyone including the President will be happy. It will begin from Chicago Illinois and the suspects are already in the hands of the FBI under interrogation and plea bargaining. Bad News for Ariel Sharon and its organized mafia through out U.S.A. :) Good news for all the law abiding citizens.
12. The reason suicide bombings have comto an end
Aharon ,   Israel   (05.29.05)
The reason suicide attackes have come to an end is because the Palestinians are not able to execute them anymore. The important terrorist leaders have been killed or thrown into jail, and the security fence thwarts many inflitration attempts of would-be suicide bombers. Abu Mazen words about ending the culture of suicide attacks are a victory to both the Israeli and the Palestinian people. The Israeli people have shown resilience and unwillingness to surrender to terror attackes; The Palestinians have realised that terror will not only get them anywhere, but will also damage their society. Moreover, they can get a lot more on the negotiating table. The Palestinians definately deserve a better and honourable life. They can surley have it, in a state of their own, if they do not repeat the mistake they have been doing in the last 57 years: All or nothing at all. namely it's either you or us living here, on this land. We hope that Abu Mazen will have the power to make the change.
13. re:is there such thing as terrorism?
cliff from montreal   (05.29.05)
Ah here we have a typical asinine nonsense from 'edwierd the dhimmiwit' or NeoComFs©®, which means(Pro-Communist fascist dhimmiwit). "so its not really terror. " First and foremost,it ain't occupied by Jews,the arabs 'occupy and have stolen lied and cheated' to squat on Israeli land! The fact that you equate a war crime as 'normal' only show how lost and hypocritical you NeoComFs©® are.Keep it up though, alot of us good folks are going to see you animals for what you really are, and that day is coming soon.
14.  Renunication of Terrorism
Johnny Weintraub ,   Sugar Land, Texas US   (05.30.05)
I do not have a copy of the Camp David Accords, but I recall reading somewhere that the Palestinians (PLO) agreed to renounce violence in exchange for the return to Eretz Israel. I heard the interview on U.S. television with Mahmood Abbas this morning, and he said that we are stopping suicide bombers. Does that mean that the Palestinian Authority has, in fact, sponsored the suicide bombers for the past twelve years as an act of war? That is the way that I interpret what I heard.
15. is there such thing as innoncent Palestinians?
JJ   (05.30.05)
i mean, if all Palestinians participate in terrorism or suppport it, and are therefore war criminals, what's the problem. Yes, innocent children obviously should never be targets, but they are being brain washed to become terrorists. All adult Palestinians k support or are terrorists, so they're not really innocent. (the other side of Edward's logic)
16. To Hope
Flatstrike ,   Canada   (05.30.05)
I'm sorry Hope, if you have payed any attention to what's been going on in the region then you would know that the attacks are not down, they have only failed to have been carried out. Meaning, that Shin bet and Mossad have done their job along with the IDF in getting the terrorists before they could kill. This doesn't stop communities from getting hit by mortar or rocket fire however now does it? And that goes un-reported in the news, when the media ignores it...it becomes difficult for an 'object' to exist unless they carry an agenda for the paper.
17. no.11 you talk very nice but there's nothing in your words.
tfanu ,   bgahrak   (05.30.05)
18. Abbas/Mazen Is Sneakier Than A Slithering Snake
Adina Kutnicki ,   NJ, US   (05.30.05)
I saw this "splendid" interview and in a word - BULLSHIT.
19. Abbas the liar
David Landman ,   Natick, USA   (05.30.05)
Abbas just keeps spewing lies. His holocaust denial thesis, the end of suicide murderers, his anti-semitic incitement in the PA. When he does tell the truth that he wont disarm the terrorist infrastructure as required by the road map, no one cares. Well, I dont care what the Palestinians think or want, nor the Europeans and their appeasement. Just finish the peace fence and keep the terrorists out.
20. violance is not a cultur
abbas ,   jerusalem   (05.30.05)
violance is not a culture even to animals ,look to a lion when he is hungry he is after a weak to eat ,palastinian are not lions , we are cats imprisoned in so a room with the knife of idf behind us no food some of our cats became liones but the price is to kill theselves we all in the prison agree . so is agreement not a culture in a special circumstance ,and f the same return the agreement will return believe me this time only or believe yourselfe in tha only lastly this story belong to whom is living on the is land no ne else , and who want to partisipat welcom to jews moslem ,israili palastini or any other to inter the circle
21. Between Jordan and the Sea
Dijkstra ,   Bolsward, Netherland   (05.30.05)
15 Abraham, your wife's name will now be Sarah instead of Sarai. 16 I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings. 17 Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, “I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?” So he started laughing. 18 Then he asked God, “Why not let Ishmael i 17.18 Ishmael: Ishmael was the son of Sarah's slave Hagar (see 16.1-16).inherit what you have promised me?” 19 But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, j 17.19 Isaac: In Hebrew “Isaac” sounds like “laugh.”and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants. 20 I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation. 21 But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever. 22 God finished speaking to Abraham and then left.
22. Between Jordan and the Sea
Dijkstra ,   Bolsward, NL   (05.30.05)
1 The Lord said: Ezekiel, son of man, tell the mountains of Israel 2 that I, the Lord God, am saying: Your enemies sneered and said that you mountains belonged to them. 3 They ruined and crushed you from every side, and foreign nations captured and made fun of you. 4 So all you mountains and hills, streams and valleys, listen to what I will do. Your towns may now lie in ruins, and nations may laugh and insult you. 5 But in my fierce anger, I will turn against those nations, and especially the Edomites, because they laughed at you the loudest and took over your pasturelands. 6 You have suffered long enough, and, I, the Lord God, am very angry! Nations have insulted you, 7 so I will now insult and disgrace them. That is my solemn promise. 8 Trees will grow on you mountains of Israel and produce fruit for my people, because they will soon come home. 9 I will take care of you by plowing your soil and planting crops on your fertile slopes. 10 The people of Israel will return and rebuild your ruined towns and live in them. 11 Children will be born, and animals will give birth to their young. You will no longer be deserted as you are now, but you will be covered with people and treated better than ever. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will bring my people Israel home, and they will live on you mountains, because you belong to them, and your fertile slopes will never again let them starve
23. To Flatstrike
Hope ,   Galilee   (05.31.05)
Sir I do pay attention to what is happening in the region and you know why? I am not living thousands of mile like your self and throwing judjments. I am living is Israel....in the heart of actions so who is closer tp facts? You in Canada or me in Israel!!
24. In reply to Hope
Flatstrike ,   Canada   (05.31.05)
Unfortunatly you don't. Today we have the 'Palestinians' shooting at IDF posts, and the IDF taking out a rocket launch pad, along with the terrorist. As for my judgements and facts, I'd say mine. See you really don't know if I'm living in Canada, if I'm a citizen of it, a citizen of Israel who is staying here, a member of the IDF or anything else. You are making assumptions based on nothing.
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