Word: yasser
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With a slew of reporters, media attention and the tightest of security surrounding him, Yasser Arafat, the president of the Palestinian National authority, will speak tonight at the Kennedy School. The spectrum of opinions concerning this world figure ranges from those among whom he is revered to those among whom he is despised. As in most issues of controversy, few of us lie on either extreme; rather, we fall ambivalently somewhere in the middle. That Yasser Arafat evokes such ambivalence is not only understandable but is justifiable...
That as a 19-year-old junior in college I will hear Yasser Arafat speak is the essence of Harvard's unique reputation and experience; consequently, it is with much anticipation that I look forward to this evening's address. Yet, it is with much greater uncertainty that I try to decide how I will receive him. Will I stand and applaud for this...
...highlight the very ambivalence characterizing a majority of those emotionally, religiously, or politically entangled in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. To assess the validity of Arafat's controversial profile, it is essential to identify the source lurking behind the ambivalence with which he is received. The discrepancy between the Yasser Arafat of today and the man whom he was yesterday is what fuels such conflicting emotions from those involved...
...Yasser Arafat today is the head of a world-recognized Palestinian nation. He is the man who in September of 1993 signed an agreement to end the bitter warfare which had been continuing since the Palestinian uprisings began in 1987. He is the leader of the Palestinian people who was invited to the White House in May of 1994 and there signed an agreement heralding the initial withdrawal of Israel from the occupied territories. He is a prominent figure in the Arab world who expresses a strong desire to work out future problems with Israel by peaceful means...
...This is Yasser Arafat today. One must recognize him as a key player in the ongoing Middle East peace process He has demonstrated both the desire and the ability to play this central role and it is for this important and humanity tarian function that he is deserving of support. For this Yasser Arafat of today and the peace process towards which his efforts are directed, I eagerly await to applaud...