The Logic Off Topic list

Why is it the Israeli's blame Arafat for any disturbance that is caused 
by any of the millions of Palestinians? They assume he has absolute 
control every individual? From what I hear, he is barely clinging to 
power, many of the people support Hamas and Hezbolah with their radical 
ideas. Arafat is their best chance for peace believe it or not. And 
calling him a terrorist is pretty hypcritical - considering what Sharon 
has done with raids on Arab civilians and the refugee camp massacres - 
many consider him a class A war criminal. And yet he is invited to the 
White House twice and Arafat not at all.


>> #2. The US cannot control the Israelis or the Palestinians.  The US
>> has been trying to use what influence it has over Israel for years to
>> get them to lighten up on the Palestinians, because among other
>> things, Israeli belligerence causes the US problems as well, but
>> every time things start to move in a positive direction extremists on
>> one side or the other start killing people.  It is ridiculous to
>> blame the US for that.  But don't let that stop you. It never stops
>> anyone else.
>On the Night of Spetember 11th, 3 Palestinian villiges where invaded at
>night, 30 people killed and dozens injured all with American weapons and TAX
>money, It only took some serious phone calls to Sharon and Gang to cool it
>down....