Word: arafatã
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...communications, put it plainly during a speech in Gaza in December 2000 (reported by the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Ayyam): “The PA had begun to prepare for the outbreak of the current intifada since the return from the Camp David negotiations, by request of President Yasser Arafat??and not as a specific protest against Sharon’s visit.” In other words, as al-Faluji put it later, “Whoever thinks that the intifada broke out because of the despised Sharon’s visit to the al-Aqsa mosque...
...hands. Arafat may be many things, but he is hardly incompetent; since Oslo, he has balanced talk of peace with use of violence in a carefully calculated way. That the United States and European Union have only now begun to call his bluff testifies to Arafat??s skill at playing this bloody game...
Life after Arafat will be just as bleak. Because of Arafat??s authoritarian style of governance, no Palestinian leader has had a chance to shore up much support within the Palesinian Authority and few are well known outside of Palestinian Authority (PA) circles. As a result, Arafat??s death/assassination will likely create a power vacuum in the Occupied Territories. Moderate leaders will rush to fill it, but so too will Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Moreover, the fragile coalition of Palestinian groups that make up the PA will likely dissolve, as key figures vie for power. Some...
...Palestinian Authority (PA) Chair Yasser Arafat will force him to destroy all terrorist elements within his territory. And if Arafat cannot act swiftly and forcefully to end Palestinian terrorism, he should be replaced by someone with greater leadership ability and political support. The Palestinians have suffered under Arafat??s corrupt leadership for years and if he cannot control terrorists, they would be justified in finding a new leader...
Pseudo-logical speculations about Arafat??s tactics do not carry much explanatory power in this context. Leaving all principled arguments concerning the right of self-determination aside (and there are quite a few to be made), Israelis failed to recognize their own vital interest in making the fruits of peace tangible on the other side of the green line. Sadly, as is often the case, one failure led to another. After more then a year of violent conflict, everyday life has become unbearable for Israelis as well. Many of them feel under siege, unable to safely use public...