PA Outreach to Hamas Prepares for Barghouti Release
Israel and PA Collude to Prepare Public
J4JP Release - July 2, 2005
Report:
Abbas' office confirms leader invited Hamas to join cabinet"Sources:
Jerusalem Post, AP [copy of article below]
Setting the Stage for Barghouti
Reliable sources confirm that media reports of PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas' invitation to Hamas terrorists to join his cabinet, are part of an orchestrated plan coordinated with Israel, which continues to lay the groundwork for the release of convicted murderer and terrorist leader, Marwan Barghouti.
These reports emphasize the PA's need for a "strong leader" to "prevent chaos" in the aftermath of the Gaza pullout. Abbas, it is claimed, is "too weak". The Israeli government, as part of the orchestrated plan, has expressed alarm and strong opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in the PA cabinet. It is only a hop, skip and jump before Barghouti is suggested as the strong leader that the PA "needs" and then Israel will logically express a preference for Barghouti over Hamas.
Setting Barghouti Up As The Lesser Of Two Evils
The threat of Hamas participating in the PA government is intended to alarm the Israeli public and thus to prepare them for the appropriate moment that Israeli officials will present Barghouti as the lesser of two evils, and preferable to Hamas. They will, on cue, recommend that Barghouti be freed to become the leader that the PA desperately needs, and one that Israel can work with. This process has already begun; Yediot Achronot's Itamar Eichner reports that top Israeli officials have already filed a recommendation with PM Sharon recommending the release of Barghouti.
Barghouti is leader of the Tanzim militants who is serving five life sentences for murdering Israelis. Israeli government leaders have been secretly grooming Barghouti for leadership ever since he was taken into custody. They privately express the belief that in spite of his terrorist record, he is a leader they "can work with."
Israel will of course insist that Barghouti sign the usual papers promising not to kill any more Jews. Barghouti will gleefully sign, as thousands of terrorists before him have signed just prior to returning to murdering Jews.
Expect more of this type of spin in the days to come, where Barghouti, either explicitly or implicitly, becomes highlighted in the Israeli media as "the lesser of two evils" and therefore the better choice to shore up PA leadership.
Setting the Stage to Dump Pollard Again
Parallel to the government spin which continues to lay the groundwork for Barghouti's release, the public can expect many more seemingly unrelated statements and leaks to the media by Israeli officials about how it is impossible to secure the release of Jonathan Pollard.
These pronouncements about Pollard are meant to innoculate the Government in the days to come from charges that there is something immoral and downright disgusting about the freeing of Barghouti (a convicted serial terrorist and murderer), while Pollard (an Israeli agent who saved Israeli lives) continues to rot in an American prison for 2 decades. Sharon and his sycophants are already preparing their excuses in advance for why they cannot get Pollard.
When Barghouti - the man with multiple murders of at least 23 Jews to his credit and serving five life sentences - goes free, and Israeli officials make the case for his freedom by crowning him a leader (as they once did for Arafat and his ilk) remember, you read it here first.
See Also: Yediot (English): Government Officials Recommend: Free Barghouti