Word: arafats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seek to deny the Israeli people the right to self-determination, even to the point of destroying the state of Israel. According to the PLO's charter, the Palestine National Covenant, "the partioning of Palestine in 1947 and the establishment of Israel are fundamentally null and void." Furthermore, Yassar Arafat, chair of the PLO, has often expressed this viewpoint...
...goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, and there can be no compromise," Arafat said in 1970. "Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations" (1980). "The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and all of Palestine--from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea and from Rosh Hanikra to Eilat" (1980). "The war of attrition against the Zionist enemy will never cease" (1983). "O heroic sons of Gaza Strip, O proud sons of the [West] Bank...
...matter how moderate the PLO may try to appear, its actions indicate its true nature. Arafat's alliance with Saddam Hussein is just the most recent step in the PLO's war against Israel. Joshua S. Kreitzer...
...could prove a difficult and delicate task. Above all, it will require a serious effort -- especially on the part of the U.S. -- to pursue a settlement of the Palestinian problem. Who will speak for the Palestinians is a crucial unresolved question. By allying himself with Saddam, P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat has made himself more unpalatable than ever to the West; he has long been anathema to the Israelis. Given Arafat's exploded credibility, some Western diplomats say their governments might again look to King Hussein as the Palestinians' spokesman...
...when a student asked Levy whether he would negotiate with Arafat if the Palestinian were elected, the consul-general was less than enthusiastic...