Word: yasir
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...said that Israel has made several attempts at peace, including a 2001 offer of Palestinian statehood. But he blamed Palestinian National Authority President Yasir Arafat for turning down this offer...
Among advocates for peace, there are no optimists. There are only those like former Israeli justice minister Yossi Beilin, and former Palestinian information minister Yasir Abed Rabbo, who refuse to endure a grim status quo. After two and a half years of back-channel negotiations, they signed their unofficial Geneva Accord on Dec. 1, a detailed vision of a two-state solution that settles questions that previous efforts, including Bush’s stillborn Roadmap, dared not touch...
When I first offered to let Yasir Arafat stay with me in Old Quincy, I thought I was just doing the right thing. I have extra room in my suite, and he needs a place to crash now that Sharon is giving him the boot. But from the moment he came through the door he did nothing but complain...
Politics in Cairo are not what I expected either. A distinguished member of parliament gave a lecture at the American University in Cairo where he criticized Yasir Arafat and the Palestinians more than he did Ariel Sharon and Israel. His lecture, save for a few jabs at the Israelis, could well have passed for a speech by Colin Powell or President Bush. I knew Egypt was at peace with Israel, but I was surprised by the amount of sincerity and energy the Egyptian government devoted to the peace process. The politician genuinely felt it was vital that there...
...Palestinian himself, says. “We call [Adelman] ‘Dreidelman.’” “That or ‘The Jewish One,’” adds Adelman. “We call Mike ‘Yasir Arafat...