Word: yasser
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...That is progress of a sort too. For one thing, it's an implicit sign that things are going better in Baghdad, where the new, democratic, Shi'ite-led government was installed last week. But it is also an indication that the White House, which refused to talk to Yasser Arafat during George W. Bush's first term, may be about to get more involved in the diplomatic scutwork that attends the never ending Middle East negotiations. After all, a viable Palestinian state can no longer be an American afterthought. It is now integral to the Administration's signature foreign...
...Respondents who said the steps toward democracy resulted more from other factors, like the death of Yasser Arafat...
...said the death of Palestinian Liberation Organization Chair Yasser Arafat—who he called an “enem[y] of freedom”—created the opportunity for positive change for the Palestinian people...
...PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The surprise was not that Palestinians held a successful election. The death of Yasser Arafat in November fundamentally altered the character of their politics. Tired of the Old Man's corruption and violence, a sizable majority of Palestinians chose to replace him with a man known for moderation and willingness to parley with Israel. Even more important, Israel and the U.S., which had ostracized Arafat for two years, were willing to deal with...
...high hopes slowly faded away as the tournament went along. Suchde made it the farthest of any Harvard player, losing in the semifinals to three-time defending champion and No. 1 Yasser El-Halaby, of Princeton, in four games...