Word: faisal
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PALESTINIANS: This group, more a coalition than a team, calls Jerusalemite Faisal al-Husseini the "head of the delegation," though Dr. Haidar Abdul- Shafi is the group's formal leader. And behind them still is P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat...
...NEWS, however, is not all bad. Faisal al-Husseini, the real Palestinian mover in Madrid, earnestly tries to squash the PLO-yelping delegates, hoping to keep the conference on course. Arafat's announcement that he will abide by whatever the Palestinian negotiators agree to is equally encouraging. Arafat has nothing to worry about, of course, because he will be telling the Palestinian team what to say. But at long last, he has decided to play the game that might make peace possible instead of allowing ideology and extremism to snatch despair from the jaws of hope...
...mandate to accept the compromises that may be necessary for reaching a settlement. If they make concessions to Israel, there is the possibility they will be labeled traitors to the Palestinian cause; at worst, they risk violence. Beneath the vibrant bougainvilleas that peep over the wall ^ surrounding Palestinian interlocutor Faisal Husseini's Jerusalem home is a warning message branding him a "surrenderist...
Morocco's foreign minister, Abdellatif Filali, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud al-Faisal, were present at yesterday's meeting. Prince Saud represented the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council...
...least get what they need. And for al-Husseini, 51, the need for a dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis is a foregone conclusion. More than any other Palestinian living on Israeli-occupied soil, he has demonstrated an inclination to sit down with his enemy and seek common ground. "Faisal is willing to talk to us, to argue with us, to disagree and to listen," says Etta Prince-Gibson, an Israeli peace activist. "That is a proof that Palestinians and Israelis can negotiate peace...