Many thousands of articles have been written over the past nearly four years explaining the faults of the Oslo Process. Typical sentences include: "Terrorism is still part of [the PA leadership's] tactical plan," "Once again we Israelis are being assured with a straight face that Arafat and his gunmen will fight Hamas and Islamic Jihad for us," and "Israel, like every other Western state, has an obligation to continue to arrest and prosecute those who sought to advance their unacceptable political goal by targeting civilians."
The above excerpts are from an article written by none other than Ehud Olmert, in the Wall Street Journal in June 2002.
In the above article, Olmert also wrote, "Criminals such as Mr. Dahlan and Arafat can never be reformed; they must be eradicated by force."
Mr. Olmert, Israel's Trade of Trade and Deputy Prime Minister, is now the leading force, together with Ariel Sharon, behind the drive to compel Israel to withdraw from Gaza - and entrust security with none other than Muhammed Dahlan.
In the above article, Olmert explained that - just as now - Dahlan was
"being presented as the man who can unify all of Arafat's security forces and bring order to the PA... [He] has presided over an ever-fortified terrorist network... On his watch, Mr. Dahlan permitted Gaza to become a safe haven for the hundreds of fugitive terrorists fleeing Israeli forces [and] the primary launching grounds for the hundreds of Kassam missiles fired at Israel. [He], along with his assistant Rashid Abu-Shabak, are the primary suspects in the terror attack on an Israeli school bus in Kfar Darom in November 2000. The bombing of the bus left [two teachers dead - ed. note,] half a dozen children maimed, and seriously injured an American citizen."
Olmert made an abrupt break with the Land of Israel camp late last year when he suddenly called for Israel to withdraw from almost of all of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza. At the time, Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin, who, like Olmert, grew up in a pro-"Entire Land of Israel" atmosphere, expressed his disgust by comparing Olmert's new positions to the absolute turnabout of his hareidi-turned-secular cousins: "When they became not religious, they went all the way - not only driving on the Sabbath, but also eating pig."
"The hope is," Olmert wrote sarcastically in June 2002 about the plan to reform Arafat's security services, "that they will miraculously be transformed into a law-abiding legion that will root out terrorists... [But] the terrorist leaders and their activists cannot suddenly be forgiven or pardoned just because a new political initiative is underway."
The above excerpts are from an article written by none other than Ehud Olmert, in the Wall Street Journal in June 2002.
In the above article, Olmert also wrote, "Criminals such as Mr. Dahlan and Arafat can never be reformed; they must be eradicated by force."
Mr. Olmert, Israel's Trade of Trade and Deputy Prime Minister, is now the leading force, together with Ariel Sharon, behind the drive to compel Israel to withdraw from Gaza - and entrust security with none other than Muhammed Dahlan.
In the above article, Olmert explained that - just as now - Dahlan was
"being presented as the man who can unify all of Arafat's security forces and bring order to the PA... [He] has presided over an ever-fortified terrorist network... On his watch, Mr. Dahlan permitted Gaza to become a safe haven for the hundreds of fugitive terrorists fleeing Israeli forces [and] the primary launching grounds for the hundreds of Kassam missiles fired at Israel. [He], along with his assistant Rashid Abu-Shabak, are the primary suspects in the terror attack on an Israeli school bus in Kfar Darom in November 2000. The bombing of the bus left [two teachers dead - ed. note,] half a dozen children maimed, and seriously injured an American citizen."
Olmert made an abrupt break with the Land of Israel camp late last year when he suddenly called for Israel to withdraw from almost of all of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza. At the time, Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin, who, like Olmert, grew up in a pro-"Entire Land of Israel" atmosphere, expressed his disgust by comparing Olmert's new positions to the absolute turnabout of his hareidi-turned-secular cousins: "When they became not religious, they went all the way - not only driving on the Sabbath, but also eating pig."
"The hope is," Olmert wrote sarcastically in June 2002 about the plan to reform Arafat's security services, "that they will miraculously be transformed into a law-abiding legion that will root out terrorists... [But] the terrorist leaders and their activists cannot suddenly be forgiven or pardoned just because a new political initiative is underway."