U.S. Lawmakers Tour Israel on Peace Trip

[drewb]

JERUSALEM (AP) - Yasser Arafat is hampering a two-month-old Mideast peace effort, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with U.S.-backed Palestinian premier Mahmoud Abbas.

Hoyer is leading 29 House Democrats in a weeklong tour of Israel to learn about Mideast peace prospects. The group met Israeli lawmakers before their talks with Abbas and was to see Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon later Tuesday.

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"Nobody believes that Arafat is pursuing peace positively at this point," Hoyer said. "And that's the problem."

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He had at least one ally among the U.S. lawmakers. Jerrold Nadler, a representative from New York, said the United States should not pressure Israel to stop construction.

As for any hardships the barrier is causing to Palestinians, Nadler said, "That's the price you pay for having a lot of terrorism."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20030805/D7SNR2P81.html

[Wonder]

1. "Yasser Arafat is hampering a two-month-old Mideast peace effort"

the latest RW talk point. "Nobody believes that Arafat is pursuing peace positively at this point" and everyone believes Sharon is doing a marvelous job. WOW! They are so use to lying they just make it up as they go along. On top of all they lying the call it PEACE trip!!

Boy oh boy that YASSER he really messed up this time.

[bemildred]

2. This why they haven't put a bullet in his brain yet.

He is much too useful as a whipping boy.
Even looks the part.

[Wonder]

3. Yes! Very much like OBL and SH only

at the very least, WE KNOW FOR A FACT, Yasser is DEFINITELY alive. If he disappears, than we know: Houston we have a problem!!

[StandWatie]

4. that and Barghouti would be his successor

That is never going to happen because he would actually put up an effective resistance vs. a bunch of nihilistic, feel-good, useless human bomb attacks.

[Wonder]

5. so so so

readable really. Probably Barghouti is not on that Prisoner's to be Released either. Do you have any info as to how Barghouti and Yasser get along? Man this act can be torturous to watch like bondage and snuff.

Bullies never pick on someone their own size, the impotent creatures they truly are.

[Herschel]

6. Wonderful News!

The friendship between the Democratic party and Israel is beautiful.

[Tinoire]

7. Friendship... Prostitution...

Friendship... Prostitution... :shrug:

What's a few billion dollars between friends right?

[vierundzwanzig]

8. Cool

all paid for by AIPAC. The results are predictable.

What our representatives aren't willing to sacrifice for a nice vacation.

The 'paid for by' label is missing from almost all articles. I believe it ought to be required for an advertisement, don't you think?