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Palestinian advocate Hanan Ashrawi criticized the policies of the Israeli and U.S. governments, condemned the use of terror tactics, and reiterated her support for a negotiated solution in the Middle East during a speech before an overflow crowd at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum last night...
...longtime activist and academic, Ashrawi served as minister of higher education under the Palestinian Authority until 1998, when she resigned in protest of corruption. She then founded the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, in which she has since served as secretary-general...
...Ashrawi spoke of the urgency of reviving the stalled peace process, after years of violence that have taken the lives of thousands. She vigorously criticized the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for what she called its “reoccupation” of Palestinian land, its disengagement plan in the Gaza strip, its construction of a separation wall in the West Bank, and its failure to renew multilateral peace efforts...
...Ashrawi also expressed her opposition to Bush administration policies in the region, ranging from its roadmap plan to what she called “a mutual admiration society between Bush and Sharon.” She cited a “knowledge and foresight deficit” in U.S. foreign policy, and said “the United States has become an overt partner in Israel’s occupation of Palestine...
...criticism was not reserved for the Israelis and Americans, however. Ashrawi reprehended the Palestinian Authority, saying that it had “failed its own people.” She urged free elections and an “agenda of both peace and democracy” in the region. And, in response to a challenge from an audience member, she condemned suicide bombings and the targeting of Israeli civilians...