PM Denies Report He Would Compromise on J’lem
Excerpts:
“Prime Minister Ariel Sharon published a special statement Tuesday night in which he totally dissociated himself from quotes in Newsweek attributed to his pollster, Kalman Gayer, in which Gayer claimed the prime minister was ready for territorial concessions.”
“‘The remarks attributed to Kalman Gayer are in total contradiction to my positions and opinions,’ Sharon’s statement read. ‘If, indeed, these remarks were made, they were made strictly on Mr. Gayer’s initiative, and they are senseless and absurd.'”
“‘The entire united Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel forever. The road map is the diplomatic plan that will guide Israel in the years to come, and whosoever says anything different is doing so of his own accord and in total contradiction to my position; and that is how the remarks should be treated,’ Sharon’s statement added.”
” … Sharon’s political foes to the right leaped on the quotes to prove what they said were his true intentions.”
“Likud’s Limor Livnat and Gideon Sa’ar advised voters to ‘believe those who speak English rather than the denials in Hebrew… This is proof once again that Kadima’s path is the path of the left and of withdrawal.'”
“National Religious Party Chairman Zevulun Orlev declared: ‘Kalman Gayer says aloud what Sharon says behind closed doors. It is possible that Sharon once again plans to deceive the voters who remember that he said Netzarim’s fate was the same as that of Tel Aviv.‘”
Other articles on Sharon’s alleged Concessions in Jerusalem and plans for further “disengagements” can be found here, here and here.
PA Thus Emboldened …