Reply #116: The Temple Mount [View All]

[Gimel]

The Temple Mount is a Jewish site, and Sharon had every right to be there. The security that accompanied him was not "armed troops". The uprising began before he entered, with an Israeli guard being shot, and continued the days following his visit.

No you can't change my mind, but you could review the facts and look at realize that the Intifada was timed to start after Arafat walked out of the Camp David discussions. He was planning this threat and for sure, Barak was aware, that the Intifada was going to break out. Arafat held this threat as a gun to the head of Israeli negotiators.

In Iraq, negotiations are taking place to release hostages. The Iraqis threaten to kill hostages and the American have reinforced troops around the area in case talks break down.

The deadline has also passed for U.S. troops to withdraw from Fallujah, as militants holding U.S. truck driver Thomas Hamill demanded, threatening to kill him if their demand is not met.

Arafat is a master of manipulation. His threats to give power to Hamas and other terrorists is not going to make Israel yield. There would be no end to his demands, if Israel were to give in. Terror would rule the area.

Israel is not going to fold under pressure. There is no other Jewish state.