ARABS-ISRAEL - Jan. 28 - Arafat Hits Israel.Hours after Barak's announcement, Arafat at the World Economic Forum (WEF WEF World Economic Forum WEF Water Environment Federation WEF Winter Equestrian Festival (Wellington, FL) WEF With Effect From (aviation) WEF World Environment Fund WEF Weight Enumerating Function ) in Davos - appearing with Israel's ex-PM Peres - denounced Israel for waging "a savage and barbaric war" against his people, asserting that it was possible to reach a peace deal while Israeli soldiers used overwhelming force to suppress a Palestinian revolt against military occupation. Speaking to a gathering of business and political luminaries in the Swiss mountain resort, Arafat said Israeli soldiers had killed more than 400 Palestinians during the four-month uprising. He said the Palestinians' society was devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. because the Israeli army had laid waste to farms, destroyed the infrastructure of many towns and villages and left 75% of the Palestinian population living in poverty. Peres, expressing shock at Arafat's hostile remarks, said he had come to Davos "expecting a wedding and not a divorce". He insisted that Barak was determined to end the violence because he believed "a good neighbour is better than a good gun", adding: "We do not want to be the masters of Palestinian lives. We want to see Palestinians living in an independent state, with honour, prosperity and security. If there were no bombs, there would be no closure of Palestinian towns. If there were no violence, there would be no reaction". He warned Arafat that "introducing a cloud of polemics po·lem·ics n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. The art or practice of argumentation or controversy. 2. The practice of theological controversy to refute errors of doctrine. " at this delicate stage of the peace process would damage any lingering hopes of fulfilling a shared vision in which Israelis and Palestinians could enjoy tranquil TRANQUIL - 1966. ALGOL-like language with sets and other extensions, for the Illiac IV. "TRANQUIL: A Language for an Array Processing Computer", N.E. Abel et al, Proc SJCC 34 (1969). co-existence with high living standards living standards npl → nivel msg de vida living standards living npl → niveau m de vie living standards living npl , open borders and religious tolerance. In a conciliatory con·cil·i·ate v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates v.tr. 1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. 2. gesture at the end of their joint appearance, Arafat shook hands with Peres and said: "We are still committed to a comprehensive and a permanent peace, a peace of the brave". The audience rose to its feet to offer encouraging applause after Peres said there was good reason to believe that a conclusive statement could soon be reached. "Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. postpone matters", Peres urged Arafat. "Maybe we can finish this within a matter of weeks". |
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