Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Wouldn't it be funny/sad if Arafat doesn't die, but becomes a "vegetable"?

Shaath, referring to reports that Arafat might be removed from life support, said the possibility of euthanasia has been "ruled out."

Questions that need to be asked:

Will the Palestinians live leaderless until he stops breathing which could be years from now?
Is France or the EU paying his hospital bills?
Does the money come from the funds he's stolen over the years?
Wouldn't it be a surprise to the world if he were buried in his native land, Egypt, which is not "Palestine"?

By the way, shouldn't the French, who invited Arafat for treatment, be embarrassed over the Palestinian leadership's constant claim that they still don't know what's wrong? Whether they really know or not, the French medical establishment is being advertised as worthless.

As for when he does finally kick the bucket, I do hope that my fellow Jews "celebrate" in a low-key manner. Our religion does not allow us to be joyful as a result of someone's death, even an arch-enemy like Arafat.

That being said, maybe I'll do an extra drop of wine in his memory at my next Passover seder.

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