Word: yasser
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...moderate Palestinian leaders willing to conclude a peace deal with Israel is questionable - or at least conditional upon what Israel offers by way of a political solution. There is certainly a strong reform movement in Palestinian society that seeks to be rid of the corrupt and inept administration of Yasser Arafat. But its strongest element has been the West Bank and Gaza militants who waged the first intifada from 1987 to 1991; were sidelined as Arafat and his coterie of Tunis-based exiles took over following the Oslo agreements; and then launched the second intifada when Oslo hit a wall...
Patterson closed out his career with a victory over Trinity’s Jacques Swanipoel. Patterson then faced the eventual tournament champion, Princeton’s Yasser El-Halaby, turning in a gritty performance in losing in three games...
Broadbent went on to have a great season, defeating all opponents seeded lower than him, but he had lost to Yale No. 3 Julian Illingworth and Princeton’s Yasser El-Halaby, who was seeded first at the time...
...Bush administration might have suffered a setback at the U.N. last week, when talks deadlocked over ousting Saddam, but it got a boost for another sought-after regime change in the Middle East. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat announced last week that he will begin to ease his grip on power by appointing a Prime Minister. Why did Arafat suddenly accede to a demand that the Israelis--who say they can no longer work with Arafat--and the U.S. have been making for months? It may be the looming war with Iraq. U.S. and Palestinian officials tell TIME that Arafat fears...
...Tigers boast the most imposing top five in the country, with freshman sensation and intercollegiate No. 1 Yasser El-Halaby supported by seniors Will Evans, David Yik, Dan Rutherford and Eric Pearson, who comprise arguably the greatest class in Princeton history. The quintet won the US Squash Racquets Association five-man team championship earlier this year, while Evans was the 2002 intercollegiate runner-up and Yik the 2001 intercollegiate champion...