Abu Ala: Not So Moderate [will this be reported?]

Israel National News ^ | 14:42 Sep 08, '03 / 11 Elul 5763

[yonif]

Ahmed Qurei, known as Abu Ala, has still not accepted the position of prime minister in the Palestinian Authority. Abu Mazen, who resigned from the position two days ago, has said that he will not serve in a government formed by Abu Ala. Arutz-7's Haggai Huberman reports that Abu Ala presented fairly moderate positions when he served as one of the PA's chief negotiators in the early days of the Oslo process, "but has recently expressed much more extremist positions. He is very demanding of Jerusalem, and has said that both the west and east of the city must be up for negotiations. After Wye, he wrote an article in the PA's Hayat al-Jadida that Israel's borders are the Partition Lines of 1947 - which do not include even Be'er Sheva!"

It was also noted that in a rally in July 1997 in Ramallah, Abu Ala demonstratively trampled - in front of television cameras - atop an Israeli flag. Even the Labor Party protested this act, and threatened to cancel a speech by then-MK Ehud Barak if Abu Ala was even invited to a scheduled left-wing demonstration.

Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA ("www.imra.org.il") notes that in December 1997, Abu Ala told him that there would be "no compromise for one centimeter of the West Bank including Jerusalem" - and not even on such integral parts of Jerusalem as French Hill or Ramat Eshkol. "Nothing," Abu Ala said, "not settlements or settlers either. [French Hill and Ramat Eshkol are] occupied territory from 1967. [Those who live there] are welcome to apply for citizenship under Palestinian law."

A year later, Abu Ala told a rally of PA Arabs: "The leadership that threw stones is ready to return and use stones to free the people and the land." (quoted in The New York Times, December 3, 1998) The next day, a Palestinian lynch mob attacked an Israeli vehicle near Ramallah, stoning the car and nearly killing its passengers.

In 1999, Abu Ala visited China and demanded the so-called "right of return" as a basic condition for peace: "...Either [we achieve] a just peace that will guaranty the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, including [the] Return, self determination, and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital - or there will be no peace, but a return to the struggle in all its forms." (Al-Ayyam, September 24 1999)

[yonif]

Good summary of "all" the thoughts this new "PM" terrorist has.

[anotherview]

To answer your question in the title, no, the mainstream American media will not report this. Neither will Ha'aretz.

[ConservativeMan55]

Israel should just go ahead and FORCE the peace.

[adam_az]

If the PA is full of "moderates," then why all the terrorism?

What a joke, expect Powell to talk about being interested in meeting this "moderate" for footsies and other diplomatic mutual masturbation.

[yonif]

I wander if the Bush administration knows about this. Who knows, but their backing of Abbas who was holocaust denier, 1972 Munich Olympics financier, and a terrorist, seems they will be willing to back this terror leader, representing Arafat, as well.

[yonif]

wander = wonder

[yonif]

We should start a betting poll on how much will the US give the PA in light of this new "moderate" "PM" and how many Israeli deaths will occur since the taking part of this new "PM" "committed" to going after terror.

With Mazen we had close to a half a billion dollars given to the PA and its "security" forces. Since the Aqaba summit where Abbas/Mazen was backed, about 80 Israelis (including about 10 Americans) have been murdered by PLO Terrorists.

Let's see if this new "PM" can do better.

[yonif]

PA Chairman Yasser Arafat says Ahmed Qureia accepts nomination as new Palestinian prime minister (Israel Radio)

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

Ahmed Qureia arriving at Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah on Monday. (Reuters)

[APRPEH]

i dont think a resume is needed to take the PM job. a track record of jew hatred however is mandatory

[monkeyshine]

Let them select extremist leaders. It's better than selecting extremist leaders pretending to be moderates!

[American in Israel]

Who gives a rip which sand Nazi takes second place. It is long past time to declare the PLO a terrorist organisation. Time to do so, hunt them all down and hang them for the thouands of deaths they have caused.

There is no path to peace, peace is the path.