If Your Face isn't Becoming to You... You Should be Coming to Us. the Israel Defense Forces took over Palestinian cities, destroyed terrorist infrastructure and made thousands of arrests, was a first run of the new doc- trine. The fact that the operation was fol- lowed quickly by a new wave of sui- cide bombings shows just how wide- spread the terror bases are and how quickly the terrorists are able to regroup. Yet IDF sources are confident Unanswered Questions the problem lies not in the overall concept but in the fact that the army Many observers in Israel feel the simply did not stay in the cities long speech left several key questions unan- enough, as international pressure for swered. For example, Bush did not mention the international Middle East an Israeli withdrawal mounted. This time, as Operation Determined peace conference that had been dis- Path gets under way, the IDF intends cussed for later this summer. to stay in Palestinian areas much Does that mean the conference is longer — perhaps even for several contingent on changes in the Palestinian leadership and institutions? months at a stretch — until the secu- rity fence is erected. Or will it be used to jump-start move- But there clearly is no intention of ment in that direction by offering formally reoccupying the West Bank. clear political rewards, like provisional Both Sharon and Ben-Eliezer have Palestinian statehood? come out strongly against formal reoc- Furthermore, will Sharon take cupation, which would leave Israel Bush's unmistakable call to replace responsible for providing Palestinians Arafat as license to expel him? For with such basic services as education weeks now, Sharon has been pushing and garbage collection. for Arafat's expulsion, only to be Amos Gilad, coordinator of govern- blocked by Defense Minister ment activities in the Palestinian terri- Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and warnings tories, is adamant that Operation from military intelligence and the Determined Path is meant only to Mossad. strike at Palestinian terrorist bases and On the Israeli right, however, the not for reinstitution a civil administra- voices in favor of deporting Arafat are tion. The IDF, he says, will limit itself growing more insistent. Cabinet min- to encouraging the Palestinian civil ister Dan Naveh, one of the leading authority and helping international advocates of expulsion, argues that as long as Arafat is around, no alternative agencies dispense aid. The trouble with the new policy is Palestinian leadership can emerge. that Israel could find itself sucked into "The voices of reason will be afraid reoccupation and responsibility for to speak out," he argues. some 3.5 million Palestinians — and Naveh dismisses assessments by mil- with an American peace plan that itary intelligence and the Mossad that some deride as unrealistic. Arafat would be more dangerous If it continues, the status quo could prove abroad than in the West Bank. inimical to Israel's long-term interests. For now, Arafat is still in charge According to demographic projections, and, according to Israeli intelligence Palestinians will be a majority between the sources, doing nothing to stop terror Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea by attacks against Israel. Indeed, Sharon 2010. If they are still occupied by Israel, has made it clear that Israel's current they might demand a single, bi-national invasion of Palestinian cities in the state, rather than a two-state solution, thus West Bank is part of a new security doctrine in which Israel "expects noth- forcing Israelis to choose between a Jewish state and a democratic one. ing of Arafat." In the end, it is those underlying If the Oslo process meant handing over partial responsibility for Israel's secu- demographics that make Shimon Peres and others on the left conclude that rity to the Palestinians, Israel is now Sharon's delight with the Bush speech reclaiming that responsibility in full. The new doctrine provides for a security fence is shortsighted. ❑ between Israel and the West Bank to stop For a transcript of President Bush's terrorists; periodic occupation of speech, please log on to JN Online: Palestinian cities to root out terrorist bases; and short, sharp operations based vvww.detroitjewishnews.corn on pinpoint intelligence. For the latest Mideast developments, Operation Protective Wall, in which please log on to www.jewish.com • wrinkle reduction • acne scarring • stretch marks • collagen lasers (cool touch) • laser vein removal • tattoo removal • mega peel (skin rejuvenation) • botox injections Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit. "I think Bush sees terrorists as terrorists, and there seems to be no place for Arafat in this." If the Palestinians followed Bush's advice, she said, "the Israelis would certainly live with their end of the peace contract. 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