This morning\'s Nachal I\'ron bus slaughter, precisely as Israel is making concessions to achieve a ceasefire and while mediator Gen. Zinni continues his efforts towards this goal, infuriated Israeli politicians on both right and left. \"As long as Arafat heads the PA, there is no real chance for a ceasefire,\" one of the latter was quoted on Ynet. Opposition leader MK Yossi Sarid (Meretz) said, \"I am doubtful if a ceasefire is at all possible… Nothing can justify this filthy terrorism… There must be international observers...\" MK Yossi Katz (Labor): \"A ceasefire while terrorism continues to run rampant is not a serious solution.\"
On the right side of the spectrum, Herut MK Michael Kleiner said, \"The fact that the terrorism continues while Sharon makes concessions proves that the Palestinians want to kill more than they want a state... The government, and mainly Shimon Peres, prefer public relations over Jewish lives…\" MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union) said, \"As long as the government continues to be dragged along by Shimon Peres and the Oslo bunch, Israeli citizens will continue to be murdered. We must dismantle the PA, expel the army of terrorists to Tunis, and return the IDF to Yesha.\"
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau said, \"Our war of independence is still going on. The enemy remains within us, and does not differentiate between Netzarim and Hadera, between Psagot and Afula.\" The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza responded to the latest murders with a demand for the expulsion of Arafat: \"As long as Arafat is not expelled from here, the terrorism will also remain here.\"
On the right side of the spectrum, Herut MK Michael Kleiner said, \"The fact that the terrorism continues while Sharon makes concessions proves that the Palestinians want to kill more than they want a state... The government, and mainly Shimon Peres, prefer public relations over Jewish lives…\" MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union) said, \"As long as the government continues to be dragged along by Shimon Peres and the Oslo bunch, Israeli citizens will continue to be murdered. We must dismantle the PA, expel the army of terrorists to Tunis, and return the IDF to Yesha.\"
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau said, \"Our war of independence is still going on. The enemy remains within us, and does not differentiate between Netzarim and Hadera, between Psagot and Afula.\" The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza responded to the latest murders with a demand for the expulsion of Arafat: \"As long as Arafat is not expelled from here, the terrorism will also remain here.\"