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:: http://www.jordantimes.com/Wed/opinion/opinion2.htm

::
::'A dose of sober-mindedness'
::By George S. Hishmeh
::
::
::WASHINGTON — These are heady days for George W. Bush. The American president
::must feel intoxicated with the praise he has been given at home for his swift
::success in Afghanistan, where the American-led war has led to the ouster of
:the
::extremist Taleban regime and the dissipation of Osama Ben Laden's Al Qaeda.
:And
::Hamid Karzai, the new appreciative leader in Kabul, was here for the State of
::the Union address, always an occasion marked by abundant patriotism,
::exaggerated achievements and promises.
::The distracters, however, may point out that the Taleban's Mullah Omar or Al
::Qaeda's Ben Laden are still at large. Or, more to the point, this celebratory
::occasion in Washington has been marred by the downward spiralling of the
::Palestinian-Israeli war of attrition which saw, for the first time, a woman
::suicide bomber who was a university student.

::Yet, President Bush continues to mix apples and oranges in his fight against
::international terrorism after the horrific events of last September in New
:York
::City, Washington and the fields of Pennsylvania. He and his vice president,
::Dick Cheney, lambasted the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, for failing to
::make “a 100 per cent good-faith effort to put an end to terrorism”, without
::once recognising the dilapidating effect of the Israeli occupation. President
::Bush went a step further and accused Arafat of “enhancing terror”, and
pressed
::him to accept responsibility for the arms-smuggling operation. Talk has been
::rife here that the US may even sever its ties with the Palestinian
leadership.

::The single-mindedness of the American president and his unabashed support of
::the hawkish Israeli government has puzzled many observers here. An intriguing
::report circulated by the Religion News Service may shed new light on this
::mystery.

::There are an estimated 98 million Christian evangelicals in the United
States,
::but of concern here is its sub-group, known as Christian Zionists. They
:believe
::that Jews are God's chosen people and have a divine deed to their contested
::land, in accordance with a covenant described in the first book of the Bible.

::But Christian Zionism is about more than private belief. “Its `anything for
::Israel' theology has the potential to affect US foreign policy in the same
way
::that the Christian Right has influenced (US) domestic issues through
political
::pressure,” the lengthy feature, written by Mark O'Keefe, pointed out.

::“One intriguing question, posed frequently in Israeli government and US
::evangelical circles,” O'Keefe continued, “is whether President Bush, who has
::been outspoken in his evangelical beliefs, privately holds Christian Zionist
::views.”

::“It's one of the common explanations (of) ... why and how Bush is sympathetic
::to Israel and its cause,” Moshe Fox of the Israeli embassy admitted to
::O'Keefe. “I haven't had a chance to talk to the president about this, but
that
::view is out there, and it is quite common.”

::The White House would not comment on whether Bush's religious beliefs might
::affect his actions towards Israel, insisting that he makes policy
::decisions “based on policy factors”.

::Bush's single-track approach does not sit well with many former officials.
For
::one, Robert Malley, who was special assistant for Arab-Israeli affairs in
::President Clinton's White House, has described current US policy vis-ı-vis
the
::Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a “recipe for catastrophe”.

::He wrote in The New York Times last Friday: “Of course, the United States is
::justified in pressuring Chairman Arafat to act against Palestinian
terrorists.
::But so, too, must it admonish Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease those
::policies that inflame the Palestinian public and paralyse its security
:service:
::the targeted assassinations, home demolitions, suffocating closures and
::creeping reoccupation.”

::He added: “By his actions ... Mr Sharon has done all in his power to make it
::unfeasible for (the Palestinians) to meet their obligations.”

::The point here is that the more the US and Israel humiliate the Palestinian
::leader, now confined to his headquarters compound in Ramallah, the more the
::Palestinian people are likely to rally to his support. In other words,
::dismissing the Palestinian leader as “irrelevant”, a point now adopted by
some
::key American politicians, only underlines the empty-headedness of these
:Israeli
::copycats.

::One is tempted to echo the remarks of the Swedish foreign minister, Anna
:Lindh,
::who described Bush's policy as “stupid” and “crazy”. Regardless, isn't it
:quite
::obvious that neither the Bush administration's threats, which in its latest
::manifestation has only yielded some foul and inelegant language against the
::Palestinian leader from the new American peace envoy, nor the Israeli stress
:on
::security above everything else has produced a workable solution. This Israel
::rendition has actually camouflaged Zionist expansionist objectives; since
::assuming office a year ago, Sharon has reportedly established 26 illegal
::settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

::In their upcoming get-together, the fourth in a year, both Bush and Sharon
:need
::a good dose of sober-mindedness or else hell may break loose.
::

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Comments: ::: http://www.jordantimes.com/Wed/opinion/opinion2.htm ::: :::'A dose of sober-mindedness' :::By George S. Hishmeh ::: ::: :::WASHINGTON — These are heady days for George W. Bush. The American president :::must feel intoxicated with the praise he has been given at home for his swift :::success in Afghanistan, where the American-led war has led to the ouster of ::the :::extremist Taleban regime and the dissipation of Osama Ben Laden's Al Qaeda. ::And :::Hamid Karzai, the new appreciative leader in Kabul, was here for the State of :::the Union address, always an occasion marked by abundant patriotism, :::exaggerated achievements and promises. :::The distracters, however, may point out that the Taleban's Mullah Omar or Al :::Qaeda's Ben Laden are still at large. Or, more to the point, this celebratory :::occasion in Washington has been marred by the downward spiralling of the :::Palestinian-Israeli war of attrition which saw, for the first time, a woman :::suicide bomber who was a university student. :::Yet, President Bush continues to mix apples and oranges in his fight against :::international terrorism after the horrific events of last September in New ::York :::City, Washington and the fields of Pennsylvania. He and his vice president, :::Dick Cheney, lambasted the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, for failing to :::make “a 100 per cent good-faith effort to put an end to terrorism”, without :::once recognising the dilapidating effect of the Israeli occupation. President :::Bush went a step further and accused Arafat of “enhancing terror”, and :pressed :::him to accept responsibility for the arms-smuggling operation. Talk has been :::rife here that the US may even sever its ties with the Palestinian :leadership. :::The single-mindedness of the American president and his unabashed support of :::the hawkish Israeli government has puzzled many observers here. An intriguing :::report circulated by the Religion News Service may shed new light on this :::mystery. :::There are an estimated 98 million Christian evangelicals in the United :States, :::but of concern here is its sub-group, known as Christian Zionists. They ::believe :::that Jews are God's chosen people and have a divine deed to their contested :::land, in accordance with a covenant described in the first book of the Bible. :::But Christian Zionism is about more than private belief. “Its `anything for :::Israel' theology has the potential to affect US foreign policy in the same :way :::that the Christian Right has influenced (US) domestic issues through :political :::pressure,” the lengthy feature, written by Mark O'Keefe, pointed out. :::“One intriguing question, posed frequently in Israeli government and US :::evangelical circles,” O'Keefe continued, “is whether President Bush, who has :::been outspoken in his evangelical beliefs, privately holds Christian Zionist :::views.” :::“It's one of the common explanations (of) ... why and how Bush is sympathetic :::to Israel and its cause,” Moshe Fox of the Israeli embassy admitted to :::O'Keefe. “I haven't had a chance to talk to the president about this, but :that :::view is out there, and it is quite common.” :::The White House would not comment on whether Bush's religious beliefs might :::affect his actions towards Israel, insisting that he makes policy :::decisions “based on policy factors”. :::Bush's single-track approach does not sit well with many former officials. :For :::one, Robert Malley, who was special assistant for Arab-Israeli affairs in :::President Clinton's White House, has described current US policy vis-ı-vis :the :::Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a “recipe for catastrophe”. :::He wrote in The New York Times last Friday: “Of course, the United States is :::justified in pressuring Chairman Arafat to act against Palestinian :terrorists. :::But so, too, must it admonish Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease those :::policies that inflame the Palestinian public and paralyse its security ::service: :::the targeted assassinations, home demolitions, suffocating closures and :::creeping reoccupation.” :::He added: “By his actions ... Mr Sharon has done all in his power to make it :::unfeasible for (the Palestinians) to meet their obligations.” :::The point here is that the more the US and Israel humiliate the Palestinian :::leader, now confined to his headquarters compound in Ramallah, the more the :::Palestinian people are likely to rally to his support. In other words, :::dismissing the Palestinian leader as “irrelevant”, a point now adopted by :some :::key American politicians, only underlines the empty-headedness of these ::Israeli :::copycats. :::One is tempted to echo the remarks of the Swedish foreign minister, Anna ::Lindh, :::who described Bush's policy as “stupid” and “crazy”. Regardless, isn't it ::quite :::obvious that neither the Bush administration's threats, which in its latest :::manifestation has only yielded some foul and inelegant language against the :::Palestinian leader from the new American peace envoy, nor the Israeli stress ::on :::security above everything else has produced a workable solution. This Israel :::rendition has actually camouflaged Zionist expansionist objectives; since :::assuming office a year ago, Sharon has reportedly established 26 illegal :::settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. :::In their upcoming get-together, the fourth in a year, both Bush and Sharon ::need :::a good dose of sober-mindedness or else hell may break loose. :::

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