Reply #5: You know that unfortunately one of these days [View All]

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Hamas or some other terrorist organisation is going to blow something up in Israel again...Sharon is waiting for this.
Within the hour, Arafat will be history.

As for US pressure on Israel. Read this statement :

The Bush administration has notified Israel it is opposed to the expulsion of Yasser Arafat even though "he is part of the problem and not part of the solution" in the tense standoff with the Palestinians.

"We think that it would not be helpful to expel him because it would just give him another stage to play on," spokesman Richard Boucher said as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government threatened to oust Arafat from the West Bank.

As a fellow DU'er pointed out, its whats not being said that is key here. It says do not expel him, but it doesnt say do not harm him.

They're basically giving Israel the green light to liquidate him.