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Mohammed J. Herzallah’s effusive affection for Yasir Arafat in his latest op-ed (“The Day After Arafat,” 11/12/04) is testament to the absolute cult of violence that persists today in Palestinian society, even amongst moderates. It was saddening to read such ignorance to the thousands of people whose deaths Arafat personally orchestrated and funded, and to see this mass murderer painted so lovingly...
...Yasir Arafat was not the first despot to use and praise brutal violence to boost his people’s self-perception; in recent memory, Hitler and Stalin particularly stand out as dictators who complimented promises of renewed national greatness with campaigns of utter human destruction. The difference is that while Europeans have since reassessed these despots, such reassessment seems unlikely among Palestinians. This is especially true so long as even the Harvard-educated among them continues to refer to Arafat affectionately as a “brother” with whom he was “madly in love...
...eulogizing Yasser Arafat (Op-Ed, “The Day After Arafat,” Nov. 12), Mohammed J. Herzallah mischaracterizes American and Israeli contempt. As Bill Clinton can attest, Americans willingly forgive charismatic liars; and insincerity has long been a staple of every political process. The hatred towards Arafat can only be understood in the context of why he has “broken many hearts;” in this case a broken heart is not metaphorical, but the direct result of the armaments Arafat used to slaughter woman, children, and other innocents. Arafat deserves to be judged...
...Heaving, chaotic throngs of mourners seemingly devoured Arafat’s flag-draped coffin, returning full-circle the leader who had emerged from their midst to raise and carry the Palestinian flag of resistance and nationalist aspiration for forty years. Working ceaselessly, often in exile from his native land, Arafat stubbornly represented his people and their cause and won them a hard-fought war for international legitimacy and recognition. Today the Palestinian national cause stands as a pressing issue in the minds of world leaders, diplomats, and ordinary people the world over due in a significant part to Arafat?...
...time to move on. To my fellow Palestinians, I say let there be no panic. Arafat is dead, but for those who believe in Palestine, Palestine is alive and will never die as long as there are voices that dare to defy indecent men who choose to turn their backs on unfairness and injustice...