[What Ariel Sharon Said]
Occupied Jerusalem: 3 October, 2001 (IAP) -- According to Israel radio (in
Hebrew) Kol Yisrael, [Shimon] Peres warned [Ariel] Sharon Wednesday that
refusing to heed incessant American requests for a cease-fire with the
Palestinians would endanger Israeli interests and "turn the US against us."
At this point, a furious Sharon reportedly turned toward Peres, saying "every
time we do something you tell me Americans will do this and will do that. I
want to tell you something very clear, don't worry about American pressure on
Israel, we, the Jewish people control America, and the Americans know it."
The radio said Peres and other cabinet ministers warned Sharon against saying
what he said in public because "it would cause us a public relations
disaster."
(c) IAP News
