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Bush calls for new Palestinian
state, ousting of Yasser Arafat
By Jodi Enda
Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON (KRT) — In a
dramatic shift of U.S. policy, Presi
dent Bush on Monday called blunt
ly for the ouster of longtime Pales
tinian leader Yasser Arafat as
essential to America’s support for a
Palestinian state.
“Peace requires a new and differ
ent Palestinian leadership so that a
Palestinian state can be bom,” Bush
said. “I call on the Palestinian peo
ple to elect new leaders, leaders not
compromised by terror.”
The president abandoned his ad
ministration’s previous position
that Arafat, while unsavory and
disappointing, is the Palestinians’
legitimately elected leader. He
placed the burden for creating a
Palestinian state squarely on the
Palestinian people themselves, He
made few demands of Israel, and
then only if progress is being made
on his call for Palestinian reforms.
If Palestinians elect new leaders
who work to abolish terrorism, es
tablish a constitution and demo
cratic institutions, and reform secu
rity forces, Bush said, the United
States then would support creation
of a “provisional” Palestinian state.
Its borders would be determined in
final negotiations with Israel.
“For the sake of all humanity,
things must change in the Middle
East,” Bush said in a 15-minute
address in the Rose Garden. “It is
untenable for Israeli citizens to
live in terror. It is untenable for
Palestinians to live in squalor and
occupation. And the current situa
tion offers no prospect that life
will improve.”
The president suggested a new
state could be established within
three years, and he appointed Sec
retary of State Cohn Powell to coor
dinate U.S. efforts. He did not say,
though, when Powell would travel
to the Middle East.
A spokesman for the Palestinian
Authority rejected the notion that
Arafat must be removed.
“Palestinian leaders don’t come
from parachutes from Washington
or from anywhere else,” Cabinet
minister and chief negotiator Saeb
Erekat told CNN. “President Yasser
Arafat was directly elected in a free
and fair election.”
Conversely, Israel welcomed
Bush’s announcement.
“I think he laid out a series of
specific challenges to all parties. I
believe our side will meet the chal
lenge,” said an Israeli spokesman,
who spoke on condition of
anonymity. “We can move forward
in accordance with all the issues
raised today, and we’re interested
to see if the Palestinian side and the
Arab side can equally meet the
challenges laid out in the speech.”
Bush’s lopsided demands stood
in stark contrast to the approach
taken by former President Bill Clin
ton, who strove to be an “honest
broker” between Israel and the
Palestinians.
“Today, Palestinian authorities
are encouraging, not opposing, ter
rorism,” Bush said. “This is unac
ceptable. And the United States
will not support the establishment
of a Palestinian state until its lead
ers engage in a sustained fight
against the terrorists and dismantle
their infrastructure.”
The president’s widely antici
pated speech followed several
days of increased violence in the
region and intense debate among
his top foreign-policy advisers
over what to do about it. The
White House delayed the speech
last week, heightening expecta
tions about what it might deliver.
Bush also called on other na
tions in the region to stop support
ing groups that engage in terror
ism, including Hamas, Islamic
Jihad and Hezbollah. He called on
Syria to close terrorist camps and
expel terrorist organizations, and
urged other countries to block the
shipment of Iranian weapons to
terrorist groups.
“And as we move toward a
peaceful solution, Arab states will
be expected to build closer ties of
diplomacy and commerce with Is
rael, leading to full normalization
of relations between Israel and the
entire Arab world,” Bush said.
The president said the United
States would help Palestinians cre
ate a constitutional framework, and
he pledged international support
for economic reform and develop
ment and humanitarian assistance.
Bush did not criticize Israel or
the government of Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon, who has sent troops
into the West Bank repeatedly this
year in response to terrorist at
tacks. Instead, Bush tied Israel’s
role in the peace process to secu
rity guarantees.
Once progress is evident in bet
ter security, the president said,
then Israel must withdraw its
troops from the West Bank towns it
reoccupied after the Palestinian
uprising started in September
2000. Without placing any time re
striction, he also said Israel must
stop building Jewish settlements in
Palestinian territories.
In addition, Bush said that as vio
lence subsides, Israel should open
its borders with the West Bank and
Gaza to allow Palestinians to return
to their jobs in Israel.
Ultimately, Bush said, Israelis
and Palestinians would negotiate
the most sensitive and elusive is
sues, including the borders of a
Palestinian state, the status of
Jerusalem and the fate of Palestin
ian refugees.
©2002, Knight Ridder/Tribune
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