I first heard of Yasser Arafat the same time many other people heard about him. After several Israeli athletes were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Arafat somehow emerged as a spokesman for Palestinian terrorists.
Joel Rosenberg, from TBN’s “The Rosenberg Report,” recently published a book on the subject of Middle East peace called “Enemies and Allies.” I especially noticed, on pages 305 and 306, Rosenberg’s description of Bill Clinton’s attempt to make a deal with Arafat.
It seems that Arafat had negotiated a deal for “peace,” that would give him almost everything many would think he could have hoped for. Arafat then (apparently) went back to his supporters and told them the deal was a failure, because it would still allow Israel to exist as a country. Then he launched another wave of terror attacks against Israeli civilians, called the Second Intifada.
I was also looking at a book by Trump’s Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. This is called “Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East.” Do we have peace in the Middle East? No, I don’t think so.
The same old playbook is followed. First, negotiate a deal which seems to please everyone. Second, get praise for having done so. Third, launch a new wave of terror attacks. Fourth, blame Israel for trying to protect itself.
Donald Trump likes to say that he could solve some intractable problem in some ridiculously short period of time. But history has shown, time and time again, how these “peace” negotiations turn out. They always break down eventually, and we get a new phase in the war against Israel. If Trump tells you that he will bring peace to the Middle East, don’t believe him. There is just no way this could happen.
Eric Haubert, Massillon
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