Word: bassam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trying to find him now," said Bassam Abu-Sharif, Arafat's chief adviser, speaking when the plane was more than seven hours overdue...
...speech focused on post-Cold War politics, Bassam Tibi, a German professor of international relations, called Bush's foreign policy goals unrealistic and vague...
Heretic No. 1 is Bassam Abu Sharif, an adviser to P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat. In an interview televised in Britain, Abu Sharif hinted that a Palestinian state might not have to include every last bit of the West Bank; the implication was that Israel might keep part of that occupied territory. The P.L.O. disavowed any such idea, and Abu Sharif reportedly offered to resign. Still, his words pointed to unconventional thinking within the P.L.O...
...peace, he reckons, the Palestinian issue will have to be addressed. Moreover, if a peaceful solution is found in the gulf, he figures he will share the credit as a mediator. "I am sure some will reward us for helping avoid a catastrophe," says Arafat adviser Bassam Abu Sharif. That may be wishful thinking. The peace package Arafat is touting directly links Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait to Israel's surrender of the West Bank and Gaza -- an unacceptable proposition for the U.S. And in the unlikely event that the Palestinians negotiate a settlement with Israel in the foreseeable future...
There are some indications that these scenarios are more than American paranoia. Bassam Abu Sharif, an adviser to Yasser Arafat, the head of the pro- Iraq Palestine Liberation Organization, visited Baghdad last week. Abu Sharif reports that if war comes, Saddam is threatening to strike Israel and oil-loading installations throughout Saudi Arabia and the gulf states...