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October 19, 2004
Arafat's Only Hope
World Net Daily reports that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat sits in the pile of rubble that used to be his Ramallah compound, hoping for a Kerry presidency.
It is no surprise that Arafat would prefer that Bush lose this election, after all, President Bush has backed Ariel Sharon's policies, including the isolation of Arafat due to his involvement in terrorism.
It is easy to understand why both terrorists and Europeans support Kerry when you consider Kerry's intention to coordinate American foreign policy with the EU. These countries support Arafat and they are certainly hostile to Israel.
And then, there is Kerry's appointment of Martin Indyk as an adviser. Indyk, who, as the WND puts it, "was a driving force behind Clinton's assessment of Arafat as a statesman and urged Clinton to accept Arafat as the legitimate ruler of the Palestinians." WND also points out that, "under Indyk's advisory, Arafat visited the White House during the Clinton administration 24 times, more than any other world leader during those eight years."
Will Arafat's hopes and dreams come true? Considering Kerry's fixation on the United Nations as the arbiter of international legitimacy and considering how dangerous the ramifications of his foreign policy would be for Israel, we can only hope not.
Cross posted at IsraPundit.
Posted by LindaSoG at October 19, 2004 07:10 AM