Posted on 10/04/2001 12:16:59 PM PDT by ipaq2000
By Barry Schweid
WASHINGTON –– Responding to an Israeli rebuke, the White House slapped back on Friday, rejecting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's accusation that the United States was appeasing Arabs at Israel's expense for the sake of its war against terrorism.
In a rare public feud, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that Sharon's accusations were unacceptable. He described President Bush as an especially close friend of Israel and said the administration would keep pressing for peace with the Arabs.
Fleischer rejected the idea that the United States was appeasing the Arabs in an attempt to draw Arab nations into an anti-terror coalition.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said he had spoken to Sharon by telephone since the prime minister leveled his criticism in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
"I don't think there is anything to that comment," Powell said in an AP Broadcast interview with two reporters in his executive suite at the State Department.
"From time to time we'll have these little cloudbursts," he said. "But that doesn't affect the strength of our relationship." Powell praised Sharon, saying the prime minister supports the United States in the current crisis over terrorism. "Israel has no better friend in the world than the United States, and they know that we know that."
Can you feel the love?
The money that Egypt gets is contingent upon its maintaining peaceful relations with Israel. It's our continuing contribution to the Camp David accord. It is, in effect, aid to Israel.
What money are we giving to Iraq and Syria?
What money are we giving to Iraq and Syria?
We give Iraq millions of dollars in aid supposedly for their starving people, and Syria has always received money from us....
Your logic on our aid to Egypt is completely off base. Do you actually believe that money would make any difference? Please!
One day when you have the time go and see for yourself....it's all listed including the money we were giving Afghanistan and the PLO....Check out the Congressional Websites its all there. You won't believe your eyes...we give billions to other countries....Israel takes a fraction in comparison. Would you rather give money to friends or foe?
I'll bet everyone here $5 that I could post an article about flying saucers in Israel -- and within ONE paragraph of your response you would be quoting some blankety-blank hair-shirt Caliph from 1300 YEARS ago. You're turning into a "one-riff-johnny," my friend.
Gawd, yer good!
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