Word: yasir
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last few days, politically and religiously affiliated groups--though sometimes the two labels seem identical--have been taking action against Yasir Arafat and his fledgling government. Events have ranged from demonstrations in front of the Western Wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem to the killing of a civilian from East Jerusalem by a fanatic group called "The Sword of David...
...Yasir Arafat and other Palestinian leaders have denounced the statements of the Israeli government and the Chief Rabbis as empty rhetoric, and have called for the complete disarmament of all West Bank settlers. It is clear that some settlers cannot be trusted with weapons and must be disarmed to prevent another killing. But the Hebron massacre is without precedent...
...vice president said those who doubt the possibility for change should consider that "A decade ago, who would have thought that the Berlin Wall would have fallen? That Nelson Mandela would be free? That Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat would shake hands on the White House lawn...
...afraid I am not a fan of Yasir Arafat," Shahak said. "He quite often speaks nonsense...