07-07-2012, 05:24 PM
Chicago Sun Times:
Well, there's your official denial. Palmor never mentions that alpha radiation poisoning is more difficult to detect and was never tested by the French. The authorities once again seek quick denials at the level of duller minds.
Quote:In Israel, officials dismissed the renewed speculation.
"Making up conspiracy theories based on pretend evidence is so ludicrous that it befits the comedy channel and not a news channel," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor. "If there is anything suspicious about his death, then the French doctors would have known and said something."
Dov Weisglass, the chief of staff of Israel's then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, insisted in a radio interview that Israeli officials never considered killing Arafat. In fact, he said, Sharon opposed the idea because he feared that it could spark widespread violence.
Sharon "didn't think his (Arafat's) physical liquidation would help. On the contrary," Weisglass told the Army Radio station.
Well, there's your official denial. Palmor never mentions that alpha radiation poisoning is more difficult to detect and was never tested by the French. The authorities once again seek quick denials at the level of duller minds.