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...attack. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has gone from the front-burner of problems in the Middle East to a distracting side show that could hamper America in the approaching conflict. The increased American pressure may have been one of the reasons that Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yassir Arafat has called on Palestinians to observe a cease-fire. In the past, his declarations have met with resistance from Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and other militant groups. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s line has also softened since last Friday, when he branded Arafat a terrorist...
...tolerance that makes liberty possible. Some evidence now coming to light indicates that the attackers may have been part of an extremist religious movement—but the actions of individuals and extremist groups must not be taken as representative of the whole. After the attacks, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir Arafat and many Gaza residents gave blood to assist the survivors and criticized those in Nablus who celebrated the attacks. We must resolve that no more violence should take place against innocents in our country; our attackers will have won if America tolerates even verbal intimidation of Arab- or Muslim...
Palestinian leaders say that a visit to Jerusalem's Temple Mount by Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon precipitated the clashes, but Israel's government has alleged that the forces of Yassir Arafat, the president of the Palestinian Authority, used the visit as a pretext to attack Israelis and Jews...
...late 1980s, she was one of five American Jews to meet secretly with Palestianian leader Yassir Arafat, helping to restart talks between the U.S. and the Palestinian Liberation Organization that had been stalled for more than a decade...
Speakers ranging from the Dalai Lama to Barbra Steisand to Yassir Arafat have stood at the podium before packed audiences during Campion's tenure...