Judith Apter Klinghoffer
Last night Israeli forces excecuted arrest warrants issued by Israeli courts for the arrest of members of the PA government. With that surprising single action, it announced an end to an era which enabled governments to separate themselves from the actions of uncontrolable "militants." To be honest, the Hamas government merely tried to follow in the footsteps of the Arafat one. He used to go on TV after every... terrorist attack, express his "condemnation" of it... and insist that though he would have liked to, he is powerless to stop it.... Hence, had he been able to, he would have curtailed their activity. Captured Palestinian documents containing detailed receipts for terrorist sevices exposed the act for the use it was. Though Israel no longer accepted the "inablity of the PA" to control the militants, the closest it came to ending it was by confining Arafat to his enclave.
When rejectionist Hamas became the official PA govenment, its leaders tried to retain the old argument, by "sort of" separating Hamas from the PA government they ran.
A government cannot act as a mere go between between its own citizens and foreign governments. It must be held responsible for the actions of all of its citizens.
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Israel: PA Government Accountable For It's "Militant Factions"
