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From: MElsant@aol.com Date: Fri 15 Mar 2002 Subject: Support Israel! Stop insulting Israel as it fights for its life! (VIPAC) --part1_108.eef191c.29c3a3c0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear President Bush: =A0=A0=20 You said in your recent press conference "Frankly it's not helpful what the= =20 Israelis have recently done in order to create conditions for peace." =A0=A0=20 In May of last year Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared a=20 unilateral cease-fire. =A0 The Palestinians showed their gratitude by bombin= g=20 the Dolphinarium nightclub in Tel Aviv on June 1. =A0 Even in the aftermath=20= of=20 that PLO perpetrated massacre Prime Minister Sharon held his fire=20 hoping--vainly as it turned out--that his extraordinary restraint would=20 promote actions for peace among the Palestinians and provoke the sympathy=20 from the US for Israel's cause. Therefore it was more than inappropriate for= =20 you to remark that: "I certainly hope that Prime Minister Sharon is=20 concerned about the loss of innocent life. =A0 We certainly -- I certainly a= m." =A0=A0=20 In your speech you acknowledged Israel's right to defend itself against=20 terrorism. =A0 What then should Israel do? =A0 The refugee camps are=20 strongholds of Palestinian terrorism. =A0 When Al-Qaeda terrorists were=20 operating from within Afghan population centers with the blessing of the=20 people there you did not hesitate to send US bombs into the population=20 centers. =A0 When civilians were killed as a result you correctly concluded= =20 that their blood was on the terrorists' hands for operating in civilian=20 areas even though you are so concerned about the loss of innocent life jus= t=20 as Prime Minister Sharon is. You urge Israel to exercise restraint. =A0 But as Colin Powell learned from= =20 Vietnam restraint only prolongs the war and gives the enemy time to regroup= .=20 =A0 It is far better - and more humane - to use overwhelming force to bring=20= the=20 war to a swift conclusion. =A0 Thus in October 2000 Israel acted decisivel= y=20 to quell rioting by its Arab citizens with the result that only 13 of them=20 were killed. =A0 Thus far however it has acted with restraint in Judea=20 Samaria and Gaza not wishing to topple the Palestinian Authority or impose= =20 undue hardship on the civilians. The result is that the PA is still able to= =20 continue its campaign of terror and the death toll continues to mount. After September 11 you declared that any regime which harbors terrorists is= =20 a terrorist regime and should be eliminated. =A0 Arafat has proven over the=20 past 8-1/2 years -- and especially during the seven years of peace talks tha= t=20 preceded the intifada -- that he has no intention of uprooting the terrorist= =20 infrastructure from the areas he controls. Please tell Arafat what Tony Blair told the Taliban: "Surrender terrorists o= r=20 surrender power." Sincerely =3D=3D^=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 The President's email: president@whitehouse.gov=20 The Vice President's email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov=20 White House phone: 202-456-1414 =A0Fax: 202-456-2461=20 Click on "Govt. Email Addresses" at www.vipac.org for other officials.=20 TO UNSUBSCRIBE: =A0Send an email to majordomo@vipac.org =A0with "unsubscribe= =20 vipac-letters" in the body of the message.=20 =3D=3D^=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 --part1_108.eef191c.29c3a3c0_boundary Content-Type: text/shtmll; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear President Bush: =A0=A0=20 You said in your recent press conference "Frankly it's not helpful what= the Israelis have recently done in order to create conditions for peace." =A0=A0=20 In May of last year Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared a unil= ateral cease-fire. =A0 The Palestinians showed their gratitude by bombing th= e Dolphinarium nightclub in Tel Aviv on June 1. =A0 Even in the aftermath of= that PLO perpetrated massacre Prime Minister Sharon held his fire hoping-= -vainly as it turned out--that his extraordinary restraint would promote ac= tions for peace among the Palestinians and provoke the sympathy from the US= for Israel's cause. Therefore it was more than inappropriate for you to rem= ark that: "I certainly hope that Prime Minister Sharon is concerned ab= out the loss of innocent life. =A0 We certainly -- I certainly am." =A0=A0=20 In your speech you acknowledged Israel's right to defend itself against= terrorism. =A0 What then should Israel do? =A0 The refugee camps are stro= ngholds of Palestinian terrorism. =A0 When Al-Qaeda terrorists were operatin= g from within Afghan population centers with the blessing of the people the= re you did not hesitate to send US bombs into the population centers. =A0 W= hen civilians were killed as a result you correctly concluded that their bl= ood was on the terrorists' hands for operating in civilian areas even thoug= h you are so concerned about the loss of innocent life just as Prime Minist= er Sharon is. You urge Israel to exercise restraint. =A0 But as Colin Powell learned=20= from Vietnam restraint only prolongs the war and gives the enemy time to re= group. =A0 It is far better - and more humane - to use overwhelming force to= bring the war to a swift conclusion. =A0 Thus in October 2000 Israel acte= d decisively to quell rioting by its Arab citizens with the result that onl= y 13 of them were killed. =A0 Thus far however it has acted with restraint= in Judea Samaria and Gaza not wishing to topple the Palestinian Authorit= y or impose undue hardship on the civilians. The result is that the PA= is still able to continue its campaign of terror and the death toll contin= ues to mount. After September 11 you declared that any regime which harbors terrorist= s is a terrorist regime and should be eliminated. =A0 Arafat has proven over= the past 8-1/2 years -- and especially during the seven years of peace talk= s that preceded the intifada -- that he has no intention of uprooting the te= rrorist infrastructure from the areas he controls. Please tell Arafat what Tony Blair told the Taliban: "Surrender terroris= ts or surrender power." Sincerely ial" LANG=3D"0">=3D=3D^=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The Vice President's email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov=20 White House phone: 202-456-1414 =A0Fax: 202-456-2461=20 Click on "Govt. Email Addresses" at www.vipac.org for othe= r officials.=20 TO UNSUBSCRIBE: =A0Send an email to majordomo@vipac.org =A0with "= unsubscribe vipac-letters" in the body of the message.=20 =3D=3D^=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 ial" LANG=3D"0"> --part1_108.eef191c.29c3a3c0_boundary-- |
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