Okay, I read through everything. Definitely an interesting thought. Joseph makes some interesting points, which I can't remember at the moment, without looking at the article.
Alright. Arafat. Terrorist. Taking him out? Hhmmm.... Doing this really have to be that difficult??!! My answer: take him out. Talk about a threat to world wide justice and peace. I agree with Shiloh and Yod: leaving him alive is like leaving Saddam Hussein and Osam in power. Or if we look back at biblical times; Egpyt, the Philistines, Haman, Babylon, Antioches IV, and the other enemies of Y'isra'el. (Yes, you can boo them all!!! ) Terrorists are the same. There is no telling good terr from bad terror. Yet, when it comes to Y'isra'el, the world tells this one nation, the one that G-d has completely sworn to protect, "You must give in to terror. You must accommodate it. Then, it will go away. You just have to give up your existence." Talk about meshuggannah!!! (Not sure I spelled that right.) (I guess you can tell that I'm writing this without looking back at the past quotes. Only get so much time on library computers, you know what I mean.)
Just reread one of Shiloh's post. Self-defense. Yes, that's what this is about. Taking out Arafat is an act of self-defense. If Y'isra'el does not have right to do this, then we had no right to go after Hussein and Osama. It's that simple. The U.S. has the right to go after those terrorists. Y'isra'el has the right to go after terrorists on their own land. Would he become a martyr? Hey, if they're going to make him one anyway (and I pray that they don't), why not get it over and done with?! You know what I mean. Save us all from any future wondering. Not that it would be a surprise, really.
By the way, Shiloh, I really like this: