Word: kristiansen
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...same day Waxman's kidnapping ended in death, Arafat, Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres were named recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The award was not without controversy. Committee member Kare Kristiansen of Norway resigned, saying Arafat's past "was tainted with violence, terrorism and bloodshed...
...Friday, the Norwegian daily Aftenposten reported today. But the notion of honoring the duo, who clinched the Sept. 13, 1993 accord for Mideast peace, has reportedly tied the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in knots. Sources close to the deliberations told the Oslo paper that former Norwegian government minister Kaare Kristiansen, one of five Peace Prize Committee members and a longtime Israel supporter, has vowed to step down in protest because he still considers Arafat a terrorist. TIME Copenhagen reporter Julian Isherwood says the turmoil has prompted the committee to schedule an emergency meeting as soon as tomorrow to work...