Israeli Leaders Comment about Arafat's Death

Benjamin Netanyahu:

"I believe that Arafat missed a historic opportunity and led our people to a terrible tragedy with thousands of deaths and orphans."

Ehud Barak:

"The worst of his sins was poisoning the souls of the young Palestinian leadership with hatred of Israel. Time after time over the years Arafat failed the test of leadership at moments of truth.

Labor Minister Ehud Olmert:

"The grief of the Palestinian people is not our grief. We can't mourn for someone who killed our people, murdered our people, spilled our blood. But on this day we respect the grief of our neighbors."

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, in a meeting with President Moshe Katsav, put Arafat in the same category of Jewish oppressors as Haman and Hitler.

(From The Jerusalem Post.)

Do the Palestinians really think there is a chance for a diplomatic agreement to bury Arafat on Jerusalem? No, way! Arafat should no more be buried in Jerusalem than Osama bin laden should be buried in Arlington National Cemetary.