<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>                       Sharon's grand plan?      WL 327      Arial Sharon came to power in Israel on a promise of securing the   lives and property of Israelis.  His year in office has coincided with   some of the worst violence since the expulsion of the Palestinians in   1948.  It has provoked the new tactic of suicide bombing, to which the   Israeli army has not found an answer, nor seems likely to do.  At the   same time the Israeli spokesmen reiterate tirelessly the obvioulsy   nonsensical statement that the military actions are taken to protect   Israeli civilians.      Whatever else the Israeli prime minister is - war criminal, thug,   schemer or arch-villain - he is no fool.  Thus he must well know that   the strategy of occupying Arab territory in order to worst his Palesinian   enemies is likely to have unforeseen consequences and possibly adverse   results.  His invasions of Lebanon in the 1980's were spectacularly   unsuccessful in ridding the Israelis of the threats of terror attacks.   Not until the Israeli army was forced to withdraw did things return to   the usual state of muted hostility.      So one must ask, what is the motive behind the series of military   incursions into the Palestinian territory on the West Bank if it is   clearly not for the stated purpose of defending Israel against attack?   It provokes more terrorist action - indeed, since it is itself essentially   designed to strike terror in the Palestinian population and break their   resistance, it might almost be planned to do just that.  The result of   the Palestinians suicidal resistance, moreover, is to increase the U.S.   government's support for Israel and for Sharon, which suits him very   well.      The latest result of these actions and reactions has been for George   Dubya to announce the end of the Palestinian right to choose their own   leaders.  The arrogant ultimatum for them to use new elections in order   to replace Yasser Arafat and members of his Authority is a crowning   success for Sharon's policy.  Then his practice of scattering Jewish   settlements across the West Bank in defiance of international law and the   signed agreements is also showing more success.  40% of the West Bank   is all that will be left to the "reformed" Palestinian Authority and it will be   criss-crossed by military roads and dominated by Israeli army strong-points.      This form of apartheid that has been perfected over the years since   1969 is to be sanctified by American support and international agreement   and if, as is inevitable, the Palestinians refuse to accept it, their   leaders will be deported, first to the vast prison known as the Gaza   Strip and probably after an interval, the remainder will be tipped into   Jordan, always seen as the Palestinian state by Sharon and other   Israeli fascists.   Long ago the Jews expelled the Canaanites from the   land of Israel on the bidding of Jehovah and some of the Jewish fanatics   since 1948 have always believed that it was necessary to repeat the   process.      Presumably Sharon, being no fool, is quite able to see the future   eventuality of such an outcome.  He may even have planned it.  Or he may   simpl leave it to the God of the Jews to ensure that, in the long run,   all will come to pass.  But in the world in which we live, he can only   rely on the strong backing of the United States paying the  military and   other costs;  the acquiescence of the world at large;  and the passive   acceptance by 100 million Arabs.  And who knows, the worms may yet turn. ...                                              John Roberts    6/02      THE ANTIDOTE TO RACISM AND NATIONALISM - WORLD CITIZENSHIP          NOTE - This series of World Letters presents an individual world citizen viewpoint that may also suit world                    federalists and other activists for peace and human unity.  You are welcome to use material here                   for sending to others who may be interested.    If you have received this World Letter from a friend                 and would like to receive others, please request  to jrmundialist@aol.com     Please note that two web-sites so far contain World Letters.  The World Citizen Foundation            (http://www.worldcitizen.org) is planning to put all the 200 plus World Letters on its website and on (http://www.vanguardonline.f9.co.uk/jrarchiv.htm) World News and Vanguard Online offers an edited selection.                             </DIV></BODY></HTML>