Nightfly said:
Fundamentalist Christian wacko Pat Robertson had to weigh in on Ariel Sharon today... :eek: :thefinger :ban:
"He (Sharon) was dividing God's land, and I would say, 'Woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the [European Union], the United Nations or the United States of America,'" Robertson told viewers of his long-running television show, "The 700 Club."
"God says, 'This land belongs to me, and you'd better leave it alone,'" he (Robertson) said.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/robertson.sharon/index.html
Hmm....reaction from various Arab leaders:
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD (Iranian President):
"Hopefully, the news that the criminal of Sabra and Shatila has joined his ancestors is final."
MAHMOUD ABBAS (Palestinian leader):
"What happens to Sharon affects Israel first of all and has repercussions for the region but will not lead to a delay in the Palestinian elections.
We see [Sharon's hospitalisation] as an important and serious event and are following with great concern any harm that may come to him".
MUSHIR AL-MASRI (Hamas spokesman):
"There is no doubt that the Zionist political map will change after his death but the whole region will be better off with him absent than with him present.
Sharon was the one who carried out massacres and terrorism for decades against our people".
FAOUZI SALLOUKH (Lebanese Foreign Minister):
"Whether he dies or not, what we are interested in is that the region reaches a peaceful solution, resolving all the problems."