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ASSASSINATED. MOUSSA ARAFAT, 65, security adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and a nephew of Yasser Arafat; after gunmen stormed his house, dragged him into the street in his pajamas and shot him 23 times; in Gaza City. The hit on Arafat--a military strongman widely suspected of corruption--was tied to power struggles within the ruling Fatah Party. Facing near anarchy in Gaza, Abbas ordered security forces to find the killers, who also abducted Arafat's son during the assault but released him two days later...
...Skepticism about the I.R.A. "A Farewell to Arms" reported on the announcement by the Irish Republican Army that it is formally ending its armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland [Aug. 8]. The story reminded me of 1993, when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo peace accords and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We all applauded and thought peace had finally come to the Middle East. We so wanted it to be true. But terrorists are con artists. Their promises are worthless. They are good at murdering innocents and then blaming the victims. Terrorists...
...them? Jehuda Straschnow Netanya, Israel Skepticism about the I.R.A. "A farewell to arms" reported on the announcement by the Irish Republican Army (i.r.a.) that it is formally ending its armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland [Aug. 8]. It reminded me of 1993 when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo peace accords and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We all applauded and thought that peace had finally come to the Middle East. We so wanted it to be true. But terrorists are con artists. Their promises are worthless. They are good at murdering innocents...
Although Sawiris has always been able to rely on family money, his path to international success has not been entirely straight. He was once bailed out by Yasser Arafat, the late Palestinian leader, who approved a sizable investment in Orascom when it was struggling...
...Farewell to Arms" reported on the announcement by the Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.) that it is formally ending its armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland [Aug. 8]. The story reminded me of 1993, when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo peace accords and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. We all applauded and thought that peace had finally come to the Middle East. We so wanted it to be true. But terrorists are con artists. Their promises are worthless. They are good at murdering innocents and then blaming the victims. Terrorists quit only when...