Israeli army uses the elections to terrify Palestinians
The Israeli elections are being held today amid indicators show that Ariel Sharon will be the winner against Ehud Barak as well as amid warnings on the consequences of that on the ME peace process due to Sharon's terrorism record, according to the French daily Le Figaro.
Meantime, the Israeli forces continues their oppressive measures against the Palestinians who have been prepared for the " pan day of anger" to strongly continue the Intifada.
The Israeli forces totally sealed off the palestinian territories on the eve of the Israeli elections, on which poll opinions proved that Sharon will be the winner because he won 56% of the votes against 38 for Barak.
Sources of the Israeli Likud party said that Sharon started his contacts to form a coalition government.
Russia's rabbi Peire Lazar said that the Israeli voters of Russian origin will vote for Sharon because they back oppressing the Palestinian Intifada.
Lazar claimed that the peace process is not the right path and that Sharon's winning of the opinion poll proves that other alternatives should be sought. He called on the coming israeli government to strike the Palestinian strongly the same Russia did with the Chechynia.
Meantime, the Israeli minister of justice warned against Sharon's winning the elections in Israel. He added that Sharon's winning of the elections constitutes a danger on the peace process, adding that " Barak is still able to win."
Replying the irresponsible statements made by the Israeli leaders member of the Arab democratic coalition in the Palestinian territories of 1948 Talab al-Sane' called for boycotting the Israeli elections. He stressed that there is no difference between the " Likud " and the " Labor" parties. He, on the other hand ruled out Barak to win these elections.
Chief of the Palestinian negotiators Saeb Oreikat said that if he wins the elections in israel, Sharon will bring in destruction to the region.
In Paris the two French dailies " Liberation" and " Le Figaro" said that Sharon's character is a vague provocative and his history is controversial. The two papers reviewed his terrorist record since the massacres in the Palestinian territories of 1948 until the Sabra and Shatilla massacres in Lebanon and his continued provocation against the Palestinian people..
The two French dailies commented that the one who votes for Sharon today does not want peace.
Meantime, Israel has escalated its oppressive practices against the Palestinians on the eve of the elections and the Israeli tanks on Monday evening bombarded the Palestinian areas close to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
News reports stressed that occupied Palestine was converted into a military barrack and the Israeli settlers re-occupied a new position to the south of Hebron to build a new settlement on it. On Monday the Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinians and threw stones on their cars which resulted in heavy material losses.
The israeli authorities also decided to impose a comprehensive siege today ( Tuesday) on the Palestinian areas in the West bank and Gaza The Palestinians responded to the Israeli forces and settlers practices by a series of attacks on the Israeli military patrols and killed one israeli soldier near Rafah and attacked the Israeli patrols in Nablus, Salwan and al-Khalil.
Meanwhile, the secretary of the " Fatah" movement in the West bank Marwan al-Barghouthi said that the Israelis who have started to resort to violence and extremism rapidly will discover they will be the looser by the ultimate end and not the Palestinians.