Arafat calls upon children to become 'martyrs'

[drdon326]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1058011614660

Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Friday called on Palestinian children to follow the example of Fares Odeh, a 13-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip who has been immortalized posthumously by a photograph showing him throwing stones at an IDF tank. Odeh was alleged to have been killed on November 8, 2000 after being shot by IDF soldiers.

Arafat was speaking at a reception he held in his headquarters in Ramallah for hundreds of children from Jerusalem participating in summer camps. Many of the summer camps in the West Bank have included in their programs this year visits to Arafat's office.

Arafat has often cited Odeh's case in speeches praising the role of children in confronting IDF soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. When IDF tanks and armored vehicles surrounded his headquarters last year, Arafat declared: "I'm not better than martyr Fares Odeh, the brave Palestinian boy who confronted the tank. These tanks don't frighten me."

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very brave of the chairman to offer up children .

yeah...hes a great guy.

[Maccagirl]

1. Is that the kind of future he's been offering them?

No wonder they feel so hopeless, even their own "leadership" doesn't care about them.

[Darranar]

2. Abbas....

has gathered the reasonable Palestinians behind him. The only way for Arafat to gain more power is to ally with the extremists, which is what he's doing. Can someone get rid of him?

[Gimel]

5. Maybe Sharon will deport him

to Gaza, that is:

A senior aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
indicated Saturday that Israel could deport or
arrest Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat if he held up Palestinian Prime Minister
Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to implement the
internationally-brokered road map to Middle East
peace.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/317088.html

[LARED]

3. Only a complete mad man advocates

unarmed children taking on soilders.

I wonder if his child is taking Dads advice.

[Gimel]

4. He's joined with

the Hamas spokesman Rantisi. In fact, it is disallowed by International law to allow children under the age of 15 from taking part in conflict. Rantisi asked them "to save their blood" as it will be needed when they are older. A horrifying message, imo.

[Herschel]

6. This weasel should be exterminated

He brings no hope for peace, but stands in the way.

[fla nocount]

7. jpost.....hmmm. Those guys are moonies.......right? n/t

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[IndianaGreen]

9. Conrad Black, the rightwing wacko CEO of Hollinger International

Balck is having money woes nowadays and he may be forced to sell some of his assets, such as the Chicago Tribune and the Jerusalem Post.

[wellst0nev0ter]

8. Good, Good, Whenever An IDF Soldier Kills A Child

Blame Arafat.

We all know that it was him who gave those kids the odious idea that they shouldn't be afraid of Israeli soldiers.

[Gimel]

14. True

He orchestrated the entire effort, named the "Palestinians", encouraged terror and rewarded suicide bombings. It's only natural for the kids to take part in the cultural events surrounding them.

[Muddleoftheroad]

10. Arafat

What a murdering butcher, calling for the deaths of children. I don't see THAT coward volunteering.

[wellst0nev0ter]

11. How Could He?

Remember, he's still locked up in his Ramallah prison - I mean, compound.

[Gimel]

12. Could be worse

Might be worse if he keeps this up.

[Muddleoftheroad]

13. Like he couldn't

Find a way to martyr. He's just a coward.