Word: arafats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hamas' goal has been the destruction of Israel and the creation of an Islamic state in the whole of Palestine as it was defined under the British mandate. Israel's peace partner, Yasser Arafat, has instead settled for limited self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a prelude, he hopes, to a secular Palestinian state alongside Israel. The fear among Hamas followers is that if Arafat succeeds, their vision will die, so their group and a smaller offshoot, Islamic Jihad, have engaged in a terror spree that has claimed at least 123 lives since the peace accord...
Speaking of her meeting with Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, Rabin said that in the wake of the assassination he treated her and her family with "great charm and great warmth...
...added that Arafat's condolence visit was a pleasant surprise for her, saying "I felt that if I told Yitzhak, he probably would not believe...
...Even Arafat's leadership will not be enough. He must facilitate a serious peace movement among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, one that is well-organized and which can compete with Hamas for the soul of the people. Where are the leaders of Islam who should be portraying Hamas as a religious disgrace? Without their voices, violence will continue...
...there is reason for hope. Arafat has moved to crack down on terrorists. Over a thousand Palestinians gathered for a peace rally in Gaza. There is reason to think that if the Palestinian people truly believe in peace and nonviolence that they can yet bring them about...