Israeli Prime Minister accused of betrayal by Christian Zionists

Israeli Prime Minister accused of betrayal by Christian Zionists -15/4/04

Following the news that Israel's Prime Minister has vowed to hold on to six Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and Yasser Arafat say will destroy any "hope for peace", Christian Zionists have accused Ariel Sharon of compromise and betrayal.

The "disengagement" plan being proposed by the Prime Minister envisages Israel holding on to six settlement blocs in the West Bank. Palestinians fear US approval of Mr Sharon's plan could scupper the "roadmap" and with it their chances of establishing a state that includes all of the West Bank and Gaza.

But following the exchange of letters between Prime Minister Sharon and President Bush on April 14, the Zionist Americans For a Safe Israel (AFSI) have accused Sharon of betrayal.

“In order to shore up his flagging political fortunes, Israel’s Prime Minister has betrayed the Zionist principles on which he served the nation as general and on which he ran for public office”; said Herbert Zweibon, the AFSI chairman......

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