Word: arafats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...should be remembered that Yasser Arafat was catapulted into the international spotlight even before the advent of his brainchild, the "Intifada." Scarcely five years after the adoption of the Camp David Accords, the first honest effort at Middle East peace, this terrorist-turned-Harvard lecturer was coordinating the most effective, bloody exercises in civilian warfare since the end of the Second World...
Since we seem to have forgotten to take any note of Arafat's silver anniversary in the terrorism business, have we also forgotten the photos pasted all over the international press of Arafat embracing Saddam Hussein as he led his troops into battle against the armed forces of the United States? Are we at Harvard truly in the practice of honoring men who supported the invasion of nations, the inexcusable bombardment of others, and the slaughter of our very own soldiers in this manner...
Some will doubtless point to the recent Oslo Accord Declaration of Principles between the Rabin government and the PLO. Not for a moment should anyone be so naive as to think that a man with Arafat's dubious resume is now committed to the hallowed principles of peace which all Americans hold in such high esteem...
...would submit that the only reason for which Arafat currently seeks peace is not any reversal of conscience, but the stark reality that his life is in danger. He is being bounded and threatened by the more virulent Hamas Party, and now relies on the same Israeli public that he has waged war against for his very safety. Some "partner in peace...
...frightening to consider that, so soon after the tragic bombing of the Murray Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the demolition of the World Trade Center in New York, so many Americans have already forgotten how devastating and emotionally traumatic terrorism can be. Inviting Arafat to address members of the Harvard Community under the trumped-up title of "President of the Palestinian National Authority" is tantamount to making light of the deaths of Americans, Israelis and others who have died at the hands of the PLO in the not-too-distant past...