Word: arafats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last Saturday, senior correspondent Scott MacLeod met with Yasser Arafat in his Gaza headquarters for a one-hour interview. Arafat, sitting under a poster of Jerusalem, seemed drained of energy, shocked and worried. Excerpts: TIME: It was a terrible week...
...Arafat: As if it is one year, not one week. I lost my partner. The man paid with his life for the peace of the brave. It was a big shock for me, a big shock. First there were feelings for him as a man. The moment we signed [the peace agreement] we became more than friends. I used to phone him. We had two "hot lines." One through the phone, and one through a person appointed to be a special channel. That person would come and go, by day or night...
...Arafat: I am a little bit worried. This big crime is not a joke. If I should not be worried now, when should I be worried? [The fanatics] have some political importance, but I am worried about the violence ... There is coordination between these [Israeli] fanatic groups and some--some, not all--of the fanatic groups on our side. When I mentioned it to the Israeli government, they didn't believe me. One of these [Palestinian] leaders was sentenced to 15 years in our state security court because of this coordination. TIME: Do you have doubts about Peres' political strength...
...Arafat: In general, I am sure that the peace process will continue. Don't forget that the other [Israeli] peacemaker is Mr. Peres. He will have the capability. Beside him are many officials...
...Arafat: These are not bilateral agreements. These are international agreements. Who signed the last one? Me and Rabin. Then President [Hosni] Mubarak, King Hussein, [Secretary of State Warren] Christopher, [Russian Foreign Minister Andrei] Kozyrev, [Spanish Prime Minister Felipe] Gonzalez [Marquez] in the name of the European Union...