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AS tidak perlukan bantuan pihak lain di Timur Tengah

(The USA does not need any other Mid-East Conciliators)

Washington menerima hak monopoli untuk merundingkan perdamaian dalam perbalahan di Timur Tengah. Perkara ini menjadi lebih jelas setelah Israel menegah Menteri Luar Sepanyol Joseph Pique dan ketua dasar luar EU Javier Solano mengadakan pertemuan dengan Yasser Arafat. Perkara yang sama telah dialami oleh duta khas Jepun di Timur Tengah. Israel tidak mengizinkan Andrey Vdovin, duta khas Russia di Timur Tengah berjumpa dengan Arafat beberapa hari sebelum itu. Larangan itu memberi alasan bahawa Ramallah sudah ditakrifkan sebagai medan perang dan Israel tidak dapat menjamin keselamatan diplomat asing sehingga berakhirnya operasi khas itu. Semua itu adalah pembohongan besar, dan Israel tidakpun mengusahakan sesuatu yang semua itu ada kebenarannya.

Arafat dibenarkan peluang menemui seorang tetamu sahaja. Beliau ialah utusan khas Amerika untuk Timur Tengah, Anthony Zinni. Israel membenarkan Zinni berbincang dengan Arafat di Ramallah pada 2:30 waktu Moscow. Utusan Amerika itu telah menyampaikan syarat agar Palestin menyerahkan beberapa orang yang disyaki terlibat dengan aktiviti keganasan. Dengan lain perkataan, Arafat ditawarkan peluang menyerahkan sejumlah pemimpin pertubuhan Palestin, yang ada bersamanya. Zinni percaya, kalau Arafat penuhi syarat itu, bermakna dia sudah bersedia untuk berunding. Dan Israel akan menghentikan Operasi Perisai Pertahanan (Operation Defensive Shield). Tidak lama lagi tentu kita dapat tahu apakah mereka berjaya mendesak Arafat melaksanakan syarat itu.

Pada hari ini ada satu pengumuman betapa lima Kumpulan Palestin sudah bersepakat untuk berganding bahu menentang serangan Israel. Seandainya Arafat menerima syarat yang dikenakan atasnya ia, tidak akan menyelesaikan sebarang masalah. Lima kumpulan itu mengandungi Kumpulan Jihad Jerusalem (sebahagian pergerakan Fatah pimpinan Arafat), Izz Eddin al Kassam (daripada pergerakan Hamas), Briged Jerusalem (daripada Jihad Islamiah Palestin), Briged Abu Ali Mustafa (PLF), dan Batalion Resistan Kebangsaan.

Dmitry Litvinovich

Terjemahan: SPAR

Asal:

http://english.pravda.ru/world/2002/04/05/27394.html

2002-04-05

THE USA DOES NOT NEED ANY OTHER MIDEAST CONCILIATORS

Washington received a monopoly right from Israel for mediation in the settlement of the Mideast conflict. This became clear after Israelis refused to let the Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique and European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana to have a meeting with Yasser Arafat. The same thing happened to Japan's special envoy in the Middle East. Israelis did not allow Andrey Vdovin, the Russian special envoy in the Middle East, to see Arafat a few days earlier either. The refusals were explained with the reason that the city of Ramallah was considered to be a restricted military zone, and Israel could not guarantee safety to foreign diplomats until the special operation was over. These are rough lies, and Israel did not even try at least to make it look like truth.

The only person, who was allowed to see Yasser Arafat was the USA's envoy in the Middle East Anthony Zinni. Israel allowed him to see Arafat, the meeting started in Ramallah at about 2:30 Moscow time. The American official set forth the requirement to deliver several Palestinians, who were suspected of their connection with terrorist activities. In other words, Arafat was offered to deliver a certain number of leaders of the Palestinian organizations, who were in his residence. Zinni believes that if Arafat does that, then he will show that he was ready for negotiations, and Israel will stop its "Operation Defensive Shield." We will soon find out, if they manage to talk Arafat into that or not.

It has been announced today that five Palestinian groups set up joint efficient command to show resistance to the Israeli aggression. So, even if Arafat accepts the American conditions, it will not settle anything. These five groups are: Martyrs of Jerusalem (a part of Arafat's Fatah movement), Izz Eddin al-Kasam Martyrs Brigades (a military organization of Hamas), Jerusalem Brigade (of the Islamic Jihad of Palestine), Abu Ali Mustafa's Brigades (Palestine Liberation Front), and the National Resistance Battalions.

Dmitry Litvinovich PRAVDA.Ru