Friends,
one of the problems is that Mr. Sharon is not a diplomat but a general. He
believes that he can handle the situation as was it a military action. And
another problem is that we all look to USA but with an american president
handling the situation in the world nearly the same way as Sharon, we can
not let USA step into the scene. The palestinians can not trust or see the
american president as neutral. If Sharon isolate Arafat and neglect him, he
himself will face a big problem because then he has no one to negotiate
with, IF he should get that idea. Arafat is the leader of the Palestinians.
In Denmark we have for nearly two years told  Israel that they must stop the
intimidation, the torture, the settlements, the intifada. We had a small
diplomatic crisis with Israel last year, because we asked Israel to behave
and don´t send the former head of the national intelligent service to serve
as ambassador here in Denmark. There is a rising opinion in Denmark in
support of the palestinians clame of a state. I pray that there will be a
way out of the problems. The Arab states are ready to recognise the state of
Israel. From outside we must ask our governments to put pressure on Israel
to accept the UN resolutions, withdraw from the occupied territories. But
even if it´s possible to establish some sort of peace, I think it will take
many generations for the two parts (peoples) to come to an understanding.
The hatred is too much.
A comment from Asbjørn Nordam



 on 01/04/02 3:16, Fye Samateh at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> 
> Folks.
> 
> As a supporter of the Palestinian Chairman Arafat and his people we got to
> pray for his safety in the hands of Zionist
> murderers like Ariel Sharon,Benjamin Natanyahu and some Jewish extremist who
> wants him die.This is the double standards of the imperialist west  paticulary
> America who arms the Jewish state with such a military might in the middle
> east.I wonder what is the use of UNITED  NATION when people are dieing from
> bothsides in this conflict while BUSH
> with his drunken face on CNN is calling on Arafat to denounce violence.I agree
> with HABIB is time we speak out for the
> Return,Freedom and independant Palestinian State,That's all they want since
> they were thrown out of their homes for
> such a longtime.Perhaps is time Arab countries join efforts militarily if
> necessary or put pressure on the west to stop
> Isreal's ocupation.Am sure majority amongst Palestinians and Isrealis alike
> wants peace but of course justice has to
> prevail and not to bottle the Palestinian Leader in his own headquaters.Long
> live PLO.
> 
> 
> For Justice
> Fye Samateh.
> 
> 
> 

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