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Old 11-10-2004, 08:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Arafat Officially Dead - [BBC]

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...6&section=news

EDIT: updated article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3984841.stm


What I'm wondering about, is what was exactly the motives behind those who have denied his death over the past couple days..
[yes, I'm in the bias, that I'm presuming he's been gone for a day or two]

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Old 11-10-2004, 08:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 11-10-2004, 08:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Hmm, do you have to die violently to be a martyr?
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Old 11-10-2004, 08:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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This is the best thing for Palestine. Now perhaps there can be a peace. I heard today that he personally, BY HIMSELF, was the one refusing the offers from Israel.
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Old 11-10-2004, 08:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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a life with enormous opportunity... squandered.

hopefully the palestinians will find a better advocate for their cause.
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Old 11-10-2004, 08:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
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couldt have happened to a nicer guy. i only hope if was a painful death. now, if only Chirac, that pigfucker who rushed to te bedside of that goddammed terrorist, could join him soon.
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Old 11-10-2004, 09:02 PM   #7 (permalink)
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This could be good or bad news for Palistine only time will tell.


Some of you are very quick to make him a bad guy and blaim the whole conflict on him. The conflict is obviously not his fault (unless i'm wrong and he has been living for thousands of years). The conflict has continued today not because of Arafat alone but also because of many other nations including Isreal, USA, and many Middle Eastern nations.

Those of you who are so quick to celebrate his death and fault him for the whole conflict should be ashamed. How would you feel if tomorrow Bush died and nations across the world celebrated his death?

To many people Arafat is a hero who stood up against the USA and Isreal.
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Old 11-10-2004, 09:20 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'm glad the fucker is dead, but I am not arrogant enough to think he is the sole cause of the Pal-Is mess. At this point both sides are full of it, and the only people still innocent are the kids under 10(for now).
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Old 11-10-2004, 09:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I guess by now he's being introduced to his 72 Virginians

Seriously though, may he rest in the peace he did attempt to forge, although way too late and not nearly hard enough.
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Old 11-10-2004, 11:05 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Worsening violence? What do yall think?
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Mofaz orders closure of Territories
By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH



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Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday instructed the army to impose a full closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile security forces have beefed up their presence at checkpoints throughout the West Bank and around Ramallah, and in preparation for the funeral tomorrow will also monitor the access routes leading to the city.

The troops will be prepared to deal with any violence that may erupt but have strict instructions to refrain from any unnecessary contact with the Palestinians in order to allow them to mourn their leader without interference.

Mofaz approved the plan submitted by the IDF and Shin Bet and in the coming hours the routes to be taken by dignitaries entering Israel via the Allenby Bridge will be decided upon and clarified .In addition dignitaries entering Israel via the Ben Gurion Airport will be transported to Ramallah via Road 443.

The army has also yet to finalize the entry points into Ramallah for journalists, and those attending the funeral. The Prison Service authority has dispatched elite squads to guard the prisons where 4000 Palestinian security detainees are incarcerated. Prison wardens have been instructed to allow the security prisoners to mourn their leader and at the same time ensure that order is maintained.

Certain West Bank cities are expected to be sealed off to prevent the possibility of mass rallies spilling out into the surrounding areas and turning violent, security officials said.

Furthermore, up to 1,000 officials from the Gaza Strip and a limited number from the West Bank will be allowed to attend the funeral, according to Israeli sources.

Palestinian Legislative Council member Kadoura Fares warned that violence will erupt if Israel tries to limit the number of Palestinians at the funeral.

Troops will try to avoid contact with Palestinians to prevent confrontations. Civil Administration officials will also be present at checkpoints and border crossings, security officials said.

The PA will be solely responsible for security inside the city, Israeli officials said.

On Wednesday, Fatah organized demonstrations in Nablus and Ramallah and threatened to break through IDF checkpoints in an attempt to reach the Temple Mount where it insists Arafat will be buried.

Large numbers of police have already been deployed deployed at the Western Wall, and they will be reinforced on Friday in case riots erupt in the Aksa Mosque compound during Ramadan prayers, expected to be attended by some 200,000 worshipers.

The Foreign Ministry will be in charge of approving the attendance of dignitaries from Arab countries. Representatives from enemy countries will enter via the Allenby Bridge, not Ben-Gurion Airport, security officials said. "We cannot allow someone like Gaddafi to land at the airport," one official said.

The officials noted that separate transport will be designated for VIPs, foreign dignitaries, and Palestinians.

Once the mourning period is over, one official said, "all we can hope is that a more pragmatic Palestinian leadership will take charge and perhaps pave the way for a renewal of negotiations and at last start combatting terror and arresting the instigators."
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Old 11-11-2004, 02:11 AM   #11 (permalink)
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The motives were very simple - Money. Suha (his wife), wanted to get something out the PLO. Arafat was a weathy person with fortune ranging from 300 million to 2 billion USD. Even though Suha was his wife from 90's, Arafat said to her that she will get nothing. But, since there was nothing in the will about it, she wanted to still try and get something, with Arafat being in a coma. She did - 22 million each year, but for how many years I wonder?
Arafat, being a wise person, never had any finacial controllers, he was the only person that controlled all the finacial dealings. He was know to have a special vest on him that contained pockets of money, that he would give out to people. He controlled all accounts (both his personal and PLO's), and only he knew where the money was and how much of it. Suha, got her hand on the little black pocket book that Arafat carried with him that contained all the accounts info. She decided to get something out of it. Truly ugly, becuase Arafat used all the money for a cause, and she is getting that money for her own needs.

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Old 11-11-2004, 06:07 AM   #12 (permalink)
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She decided to get something out of it. Truly ugly, becuase Arafat used all the money for a cause, and she is getting that money for her own needs.
i think i'd rather his wife blow everything on prada handbags than have it go towards arafat's cause.
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Old 11-11-2004, 06:29 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 11-11-2004, 08:05 AM   #14 (permalink)
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So there has been a lot of you insulting Arafat here a tun but none of you have mentioned a single thing he did wrong. Let's here your reasons for hating him.
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Old 11-11-2004, 08:26 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Black September Olympics and American diplomats, Lebanon campaign, Jordan campaign, Intifida(sp) I, and all his non-action in the face of Palestinian terrorism.
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Old 11-11-2004, 08:27 AM   #16 (permalink)
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So there has been a lot of you insulting Arafat here a tun but none of you have mentioned a single thing he did wrong. Let's here your reasons for hating him.
You know nothing about Arafat, yet you blindly defend him anyway as "someone who stood up to Israel and the US"?
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Old 11-11-2004, 08:34 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Yasir Arafat is known to many as the “father of modern terrorism.”

Key Events in Yasir Arafat's Terrorist Career

– Aug 4, 1929: Arafat born in Cairo. Muhammad Abdel Rahman Abdel Rauf al-Qudwa al-Husseini is fifth child of prosperous merchant, Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini.

– 1933: Arafat's mother dies. He and his infant brother are sent to live with uncle in Jerusalem.

– Late 1950's: Arafat co-founds Fatah, the “Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine.”

– Jan. 1, 1965: Fatah fails in its first attempted attack within Israel — the bombing of the National Water Carrier.

– July 5, 1965: A Fatah cell plants explosives at Mitzpe Massua, near Beit Guvrin; and on the railroad tracks to Jerusalem near Kafr Battir.

– 1965-1967: Numerous Fatah bomb attacks target Israeli villages, water pipes, railroads. Homes are destroyed and Israelis are killed.

– July 1968: Fatah joins and becomes the dominant member of the PLO, an umbrella organization of Palestinian terrorist groups.

– Feb. 4, 1969: Arafat is appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO

– Feb. 21, 1970: SwissAir flight 330, bound for Tel Aviv, is bombed in mid-flight by PFLP, a PLO member group. 47 people are killed.

– May 8, 1970: PLO terrorists attack an Israeli schoolbus with bazooka fire, killing nine pupils and three teachers from Moshav Avivim

– Sept. 6, 1970: TWA, Pan-Am, and BOAC airplanes are hijacked by PLO terrorists.

– September 1970: Jordanian forces battle the PLO terrorist organization, driving its members out of Jordan after the group's violent activity threatens to destabilize the kingdom. The terrorists flee to Lebanon. This period in PLO history is called “Black September.”

– May 1972: PFLP, part of the PLO, dispatches members of the Japanese Red Army to attack Lod Airport in Tel Aviv, killing 27 people.

– Sept. 5, 1972: Munich Massacre —11 Israeli athletes are murdered at the Munich Olympics by a group calling themselves “Black September,”said to be an arm of Fatah, operating under Arafat's direct command.

– March 1, 1973: Palestinian terrorists take over Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The next day, two Americans –including the United States' ambassador to Sudan, Cleo Noel – and a Belgian were shot and killed. James J. Welsh, an analyst for the National Security Agency from 1969 through 1974, charged Arafat with direct complicity in these murders.

– April 11, 1974: 11 people are killed by Palestinian terrorists who attack apartment building in Kiryat Shmona.

– May 15, 1974: PLO terrorists infiltrating from Lebanon hold children hostage in Ma'alot school. 26 people, 21 of them children, are killed.

– June 9, 1974: Palestinian National Council adopts “Phased Plan,” which calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state on any territory evacuated by Israel, to be used as a base of operations for destroying the whole of Israel. The PLO reaffirms its rejection of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, which calls for a “just and lasting peace” and the “right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.”

– November 1974: PLO takes responsibility for the PDFLP's Beit She'an murders in which 4 Israelis are killed.

– Nov. 13, 1974: Arafat, wearing a gun, addresses the U.N. General Assembly.

– March 1975: Members of Fatah attack the Tel Aviv seafront and take hostages in the Savoy hotel. Three soldiers, three civilians and seven terrorists are killed.

– March 1978: Coastal Road Massacre —Fatah terrorists take over a bus on the Haifa-Tel Aviv highway and kill 21 Israelis.

– 1982: Having created a terrorist mini-state in Lebanon destabilizing that nation, PLO is expelled as a result of Israel's response to incessant PLO missile attacks against northern Israeli communities. Arafat relocates to Tunis.

– Oct. 7, 1985: Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. Wheelchair-bound elderly man, Leon Klinghoffer, was shot and thrown overboard. Intelligence reports note that instructions originated from Arafat's headquarters in Tunis.

– Dec. 12, 1988: Arafat claims to accept Israel's right to exist.

– September 1993: Arafat shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Rabin, inaugurating the Oslo Accords. Arafat pledges to stop incitement and terror, and to foster co-existence with Israel, but fails to comply. Throughout the years of negotiations, aside from passing, token efforts, Arafat does nothing to stop Hamas, PFLP, and Islamic Jihad from carrying out thousands of terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. With Arafat's encouragement and financial support, groups directly under Arafat's command, such as the Tanzim and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, also carry out terror attacks.

– Oct. 21, 1996: Speaking at a rally near Bethlehem, Arafat said "We know only one word - jihad. jihad, jihad, jihad. Whoever does not like it can drink from the Dead Sea or from the Sea of Gaza." (Yediot Ahronot, October 23, 1996)

– April 16, 1998: In a statement published in the official Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda, Arafat is quoted: "O my dear ones on the occupied lands, relatives and friends throughout Palestine and the diaspora, my colleagues in struggle and in arms, my colleagues in struggle and in jihad...Intensify the revolution and the blessed intifada...We must burn the ground under the feet of the invaders."

– July 2000: Arafat rejects peace settlement offered by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, which would have led to a Palestinian state.

– September 2000: New "intifada" is launched. Arafat continues to incite, support and fund terrorism.

– Jan. 3, 2002: Israelis intercept the Karine-A, a ship loaded with 50 tons of mortars, rocket launchers, anti-tank mines and other weapons intended for the Palestinian war against the Israelis. The captain admits he was under the command of the Palestinian Authority.

– September 2003: IMF report titled "Economic Performance and Reforms under Conflict Conditions," states that Arafat has diverted $900 million of public PA funds into his own accounts from 1995 - 2000.


Below are some of the attacks since Sept 2000 perpetrated by groups under Arafat's command:

– May 29, 2001: Gilad Zar, an Itamar resident, was shot dead in a terrorist ambush by Fatah Tanzim.

– May 29, 2001: Sara Blaustein, 53, and Esther Alvan, 20, of Efrat, were killed in a drive-by shooting south of Jerusalem. The Fatah Tanzim claimed responsibility for the attack.

– June 18, 2001: Doron Zisserman, 38, shot and killed in his car by Fatah sniper fire.

– Aug 26, 2001: Dov Rosman, 58, killed in a shooting attack by Fatah terrorist.

– Sept 6, 2001: Erez Merhavi, 23, killed in a Fatah Tanzim ambush shooting near Hadera while driving to a wedding.

– Sept 20, 2001: Sarit Amrani, 26, killed by Fatah terrorist snipers as she was traveling in a car with her husband and 3 children.

– Oct 4, 2001: 3 killed, 13 wounded, when a Fatah terrorist, dressed as an Israeli paratrooper, opened fire on Israeli civilians waiting at the central bus station in Afula.

– Nov 27, 2001 - 2 killed 50 injured when two Palestinian terrorists opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles on a crowd of people near the central bus station in Afula. Fatah and the Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility.

– Nov 29, 2001: 3 killed and 9 wounded in a suicide bombing on an Egged 823 bus en route from Nazereth to Tel Aviv near the city of Hadera. The Islamic Jihad and Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Dec 12, 2001 - 11 killed and 30 wounded when three terrorists attacked a bus and several passenger cars with a roadside bomb, anti-tank grenades, and light arms fire near the entrance to Emmanuel in Samaria . Both Fatah and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Jan 15, 2002: Avi Boaz, 71, an American citizen, was kidnapped at a PA security checkpoint in Beit Jala. His bullet-riddled body was found in a car near Bethlehem. The Fatah's Al-Aksa Brigade claimed responsibility for the murder.

– Jan 15, 2002: Yoela Chen, 45, was shot dead by an Al Aqsa Brigade terrorist

– Jan 17, 2002: 6 killed, 35 wounded when a Fatah terrorist burst into a bat mitzva reception in a banquet hall in Hadera opening fire with an M-16 assault rifle.

– Jan 22, 2002: 2 killed, 40 injured when a Fatah terrorist opened fire with an M-16 assault rifle near a bus stop in downtown Jerusalem.

– Jan. 27, 2002: One person was killed and more than 150 were wounded by a female Fatah suicide bomber in the center of Jerusalem.

– Feb 6, 2002 - A mother and her 11 year old daughter were murdered in their home by a Palestinian terrorist disguised in an IDF uniform. Both Fatah and Hamas claimed responsibility.

– Feb 18, 2002 : - Ahuva Amergi, 30, was killed and a 60-year old man was injured when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on her car. Maj. Mor Elraz, 25, and St.-Sgt. Amir Mansouri, 21, who came to their assistance, were killed while trying to intercept the terrorist. The terrorist was killed when the explosives he was carrying were detonated. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Feb 22, 2002: Valery Ahmir, 59, was killed by terrorists in a Fatah drive-by shooting north of Jerusalem as he returned home from work.

– Feb 25, 2002: Avraham Fish, 65, and Aharon Gorov, 46, were killed in a Fatah terrorist shooting attack south of Bethlehem. Fish's daughter, 9 months pregnant, was seriously injured but delivered a baby girl.

– Feb 25, 2002: Police officer 1st Sgt. Galit Arbiv, 21, died after being fatally shot, when a Fatah terrorist opened fire at a bus stop in the Neve Ya'akov residential neighbhorhood in northern Jerusalem. Eight others were injured.

– Feb 27, 2002: Gad Rejwan, 34, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed by one of his Palestinian employees in a factory north of Jerusalem. Two Fatah groups issued a joint statement taking responsibility for the murder.

– March 2, 2002: A suicide bombing by Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem killed 11 people and injured more than 50.

– Mar 5, 2002: 3 were killed and over 30 people were wounded in Tel-Aviv when a Fatah terrorist opened fire on two adjacent restaurants shortly after 2:00 AM.

– Mar 5, 2002: Devorah Friedman, 45, of Efrat, was killed and her husband injured in a Fatah shooting attack on the Bethlehem bypass "tunnel road", south of Jerusalem.

– Mar 9, 2002: Avia Malka, 9 months, and Israel Yihye, 27, were killed and about 50 people were injured when two Fatah terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at cars and pedestrians in the coastal city of Netanya on Saturday evening, close to the city's boardwalk and hotels.

–March 21, 2002: An Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bomber exploded himself in a crowd of shoppers in Jerusalem, killing 3 and injuring 86.

– March 29, 2002: Two killed and 28 injured when a female Fatah suicide bomber blew herself up in a Jerusalem supermarket.

– March 30, 2002: One killed and 30 injured in an Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

– April 12, 2002: Six killed and 104 wounded when a female Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide bomber blew herself up at a bus stop on Jaffa road at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market.

– May 27, 2002: Ruth Peled, 56, of Herzliya and her infant granddaughter, aged 14 months, were killed and 37 people were injured when a Fatah suicide bomber detonated himself near an ice cream parlor outside a shopping mall in Petah Tikva.

– May 28, 2002 - Albert Maloul, 50, of Jerusalem, was killed when shots were fired by Fatah terrorists at the car in which he was traveling south on the Ramallah bypass road.

– May 28, 2002 - Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade terrorists killed Netanel Riachi, 17, Gilad Stiglitz, 14, and Avraham Siton, 17, three yeshiva high school students playing basketball.

– June 19, 2002: Seven people were killed and 37 injured when a Fatah suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem.

– June 20, 2002: Rachel Shabo, 40, and three of her sons - Neria, 16, Zvika, 12, and Avishai, 5 - as well as a neighbor, Yosef Twito, 31, who came to their aid, were murdered when a terrorist entered their home in Itamar, south of Nablus, and opened fire. Two other children were injured, as well as two soldiers. The PFLP and the Fatah Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

– July 25, 2002: Rabbi Elimelech Shapira, 43, was killed in a Fatah shooting attack near the West Bank community of Alei Zahav.

– July 26, 2002: St.-Sgt. Elazar Lebovitch, 21, of Hebron; Rabbi Yosef Dikstein, 45, of Psagot, his wife Hannah, 42, and their 9-year-old son Shuv'el Zion were killed in a Fatah Al Aqsa Brigade shooting attack south of Hebron. Two other of their children were injured. – July 30, 2002: Shlomo Odesser, 60, and his brother Mordechai, 52, both of Tapuach in Samaria, were shot and killed when their truck came under Fatah fire in the West Bank village of Jama'in.

– Aug 4, 2002: 2 killed and 17 wounded when a Fatah terrorist opened fire with a pistol near the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City.

– Aug 5, 2002: Avi Wolanski (29) and his wife Avital (27), of Eli, were killed and one of their children, aged 3, was injured when terrorists opened fire on their car as they were traveling on the Ramallah-Nablus road in Samaria. The Martyrs of the Palestinian Popular Army, a splinter group associated with Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Aug 10, 2002: Yafit Herenstein, 31, of Moshav Mechora in the Jordan Valley, was killed and her husband, Arno, seriously wounded when a Fatah terrorist infiltrated the moshav and opened fire outside their home.

– Sept 18, 2002: Yosef Ajami, 36, was killed when Fatah terrorists opened fire on his car near Mevo Dotan, north of Jenin in the West Bank.

– Oct 29, 2002: Three people, including 2 fourteen year olds, were shot to death by a Fatah terrorist.

-- Nov 10, 2002: Revital Ohayon, 34, and her two sons, Matan, 5, and Noam, 4, as well as Yitzhak Dori, 44 - all of Kibbutz Metzer - and Tirza Damari, 42, were killed when a Fatah terrorist infiltrated the kibbutz, located east of Hadera near the Green Line, and opened fire.

– Nov 28, 2002: 5 killed and 40 wounded when two Fatah terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud polling station in Beit She'an, near the central bus station, where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary.

– Apr 24, 2003 - 1 was killed and 13 were wounded in a suicide bombing outside the train station in Kfar Sava. Groups related to the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the PFLP clamied joint responsibility for the attack.

– May 5, 2003 - Gideon Lichterman, 27, was killed and two other passengers, his six-year-old daughter Moriah and a reserve soldier, were seriously wounded when Fatah terrorists fired shots at their vehicle in Samaria.

– May 19, 2003: 3 were killed and 70 were wounded in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. The Islamic Jihad and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades both claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Aug 29, 2003: Shalom Har-Melekh, 25, was killed in a Fatah shooting attack while driving northeast of Ramallah. His wife, Limor, who was seven months pregnant, sustained moderate injuries, and gave birth to a baby girl by Caesarean section.

– Jan 29, 2004: 11 people were killed and over 50 wounded in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus no. 19 at the corner of Gaza and Arlozorov streets in Jerusalem. Both the Fatah-related Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

– Mar 14, 2004: 10 were killed and 16 wounded in a double suicide bombing at Ashdod Port. Hamas and Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.

– May 2, 2004: Tali Hatuel, 34, and her daughters - Hila, 11, Hadar, 9, Roni, 7, and Merav, 2 - of Katif in the Gaza Strip were killed when two Palestinian terrorists fired on an Israeli car at the entrance to the Gaza Strip settlement bloc of Gush Katif. Fatah and Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

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Old 11-11-2004, 08:41 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Old 11-11-2004, 08:50 AM   #20 (permalink)
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But other than that he was a great guy.
Heh...yes, overlooking the destruction he wrought during his lifetime, I'm sure he was a nice guy. One hell of a grandpa, no doubt. I understand he was also an outstanding domino player, and a crack shot in his day. Credit where credit due after all.
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Old 11-11-2004, 09:09 AM   #22 (permalink)
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A terrorist who could have become a great man, and instead died a terrorist.
Should I be at all concerned that I agree with this statement of Ustwo's...100%?

Here we have a man, who had numerous oportunities to redeem himself (at least somewhat), and instead chose to squander them all, and wrap himself up in his hate.
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Old 11-11-2004, 09:54 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Should I be at all concerned that I agree with this statement of Ustwo's...100%?

Here we have a man, who had numerous oportunities to redeem himself (at least somewhat), and instead chose to squander them all, and wrap himself up in his hate.

Also agreed.

Of course, he was aided by those other Arab countries that used the Palestinian plight for their own politics, instead of actually helping them.

(I wonder which "virginians" he is being introduced to! )
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Old 11-11-2004, 10:10 AM   #24 (permalink)
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As much as Arafat was a terrorist, he still was regarded as a world leader and a man that brought the plight of the Palestinian's to the forefront of the world stage. This will be evident by the foreign dignitaries at his funeral Friday. Of course it will be interesting what the comments here will be regarding the dignitaries who are representing their countries in paying their respects. I'm sure in true form, myopia will rule the day. Kind of like the Israeli's who were dancing in the streets upon news of Arafats death. Reminicent of the Palestinian's that do the same when American's die. I knew those two peoples were close in proximity to each other but I never realized exactly how similar they are. So much for the 'angelic Jews' and the 'dirty fucking Arab' myth. They are one of the same. Deplorable
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Old 11-11-2004, 10:17 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Old 11-11-2004, 10:36 AM   #26 (permalink)
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As much as Arafat was a terrorist, he still was regarded as a world leader and a man that brought the plight of the Palestinian's to the forefront of the world stage. This will be evident by the foreign dignitaries at his funeral Friday. Of course it will be interesting what the comments here will be regarding the dignitaries who are representing their countries in paying their respects. I'm sure in true form, myopia will rule the day. Kind of like the Israeli's who were dancing in the streets upon news of Arafats death. Reminicent of the Palestinian's that do the same when American's die. I knew those two peoples were close in proximity to each other but I never realized exactly how similar they are. So much for the 'angelic Jews' and the 'dirty fucking Arab' myth. They are one of the same. Deplorable
Crocadile tears and window dressing.

And no they are not one in the same, unless Isreal decides that Arabs don't have the right to exsist and start blowing up parties and school busses.
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Old 11-11-2004, 10:48 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Good riddance. Maybe some of the people there will wake up when they see that he stashed billions of their money in his personal bank accounts and his 'wife' is now trying to grab it and run.

I feel for the people there and I hope they can achieve peace some day, but I have no feelings for Arafat, the man was a user and a monster.
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Old 11-11-2004, 11:04 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Very nice link on Arafat's life.

http://www.honestreporting.com/artic..._1929-2004.asp

I'd post it, but its pretty long. He was worse then I thought.
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Old 11-11-2004, 11:11 AM   #30 (permalink)
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the "worlds" reaction if any one is interested

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said: "The recent events could be a historic turning point for the Middle East. Israel is a country that seeks peace and will continue in its efforts to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians without delay.

"I hope that the new Palestinian leadership ... will understand that the advancement of the relations ... depends first and foremost on them stopping terror."

Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said: "Arafat missed the opportunity to have peace in the Middle East and a Palestinian state and chose terror as a weapon, not only against Israel but against Western civilization.

"He was the godfather of al Qaeda and of bin Laden. And perhaps we now have a new opportunity to start talks with Palestinians who genuinely want to have peace."

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "deeply moved" after learning of the Palestinian leader's death.

He said Arafat would always be remembered for having led the Palestinians in 1988 to accept the principle of peaceful coexistence between Israel and a future Palestinian state.

"By signing the Oslo accords in 1993 he took a giant step towards the realization of this vision. It is tragic that he did not live to see it fulfilled," Annan said in a statement.

"President Arafat was one of those few leaders who could be instantly recognized by people in any walk of life all around the world," he said.

"For nearly four decades, he expressed and symbolized in his person the national aspirations of the Palestinian people."

Annan said that now Arafat was gone, "both Israelis and Palestinians, and the friends of both peoples throughout the world, must make even greater efforts to bring about the peaceful realization of the Palestinian right of self-determination."

U.S. President George W. Bush expressed his condolences to the Palestinian people and said Arafat's death was a "significant moment" in Palestinian history.

"For the Palestinian people, we hope that the future will bring peace and the fulfillment of their aspirations for an independent, democratic Palestine that is at peace with its neighbors," Bush said.

"During the period of transition that is ahead, we urge all in the region and throughout the world to join in helping make progress toward these goals and toward the ultimate goal of peace."

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton offered his condolences to Arafat's family, to his partners in the PLO and to the Palestinian people.

Clinton said history would record that Arafat's greatest moment was on 13 September 1993 when he and then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn to sign the Oslo Accords, which led to seven years of negotiation, progress and relative peace.

"However others viewed him, the Palestinians saw him as the father of their nation," Clinton said.

But Clinton said he regretted that in 2000 Arafat missed the opportunity to bring his nation into being.

He said he prayed for the day "when the dreams of the Palestinian people for a state and a better life will be realized in a just and lasting peace."

British Prime Minister Tony Blair extended his condolences to Arafat's family and to the Palestinian people.

He said Arafat came to symbolize the Palestinian national movement and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994, jointly with Yitzhak Rabin, in recognition of their efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

"He led his people to an historic acceptance of the need for a two-state solution," Blair said.

"That goal of a viable Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel is one that we must continue to work tirelessly to achieve.

"Peace in the Middle East must be the international community's highest priority.

Blair said the UK would do whatever it could, working with the U.S. and EU to "help the parties reach a fair and durable settlement."

French President Jacques Chirac called Arafat "a man of courage and conviction who has incarnated, for 40 years, the fight of Palestinians for the recognition of their national rights."

Chirac offered his condolences and expressed "in this moment of mourning, the friendship of France and of the French people.

"May this loss unite all Palestinians. By remaining united they will continue to be faithful to Yasser Arafat's memory and will uphold the ideal to which he devoted his life.

"France, like her European partners, will firmly maintain its engagement in favor of two states -- one Palestinian state, viable, peaceful and democratic, and the state of Israel -- living side by side in peace and security."

Chirac said the Road Map, approved by Arafat, opened this perspective.

"The international community must weigh in with all its influence to make it happen."

South African President Thabo Mbeki: "It is indeed difficult to accept that the greatest leader of the Palestinian people, Yasser Arafat, with whom we have shared so many trials and tribulations, has ceased to lead.

"History will record that President Arafat epitomized that rare breed of leaders whose lives were defined by the unflinching sacrifices they made in the noble and just cause of the struggle of their peoples."

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Arafat would be remembered as a leader who failed to grasp an opportunity for peace in the Middle East.

Speaking on radio before official news of Arafat's death, Howard said history would judge him harshly for not having seized the opportunity in 2000 to embrace the offer made by then Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak.

Howard said this "involved the Israelis agreeing to 90 per cent of what the Palestinians had wanted."

Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said that without Arafat "there could have already been peace in the region and a Palestinian state ... The government of Israel will continue with its efforts to reach peace."

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri: "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas mourns with pride for our Palestinian people, for our Muslim and Arab nation, the great leader Yasser Arafat. An icon of our struggle and a great Palestinian symbol."

Islamic Jihad leader Mohammad al-Hindi: "This is a time for unity, steadfastness. We are all one people fighting for our freedom and to liberate our land ... We are looking to see a smooth transfer of authority within Fatah at this stage and later all issues must be discussed including the formation of a unified national leadership or an emergency leadership formed up by all factions."

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called Arafat "a pioneer who had laid out the foundation for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

"I sincerely hope the Palestinians overcome their sorrow and continue with their effort toward achieving peace and prosperity in the region," he said.

In Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said: "Indonesia expresses its condolences on the untimely demise of President Yasser Arafat.

"It is with great sorrow and profound sadness that we learned the news about the untimely demise of President Yasser Arafat, a leader of the Palestinian people and a hero to us all. He was the ultimate embodiment of decades of the just struggle of a nation for its undeniable rights to self-determination. A figure much loved and respected not only by Palestinians but also many in the world over, including Indonesia.

"The Government and the people of Indonesia extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of Palestine and the bereaved family. We pray to God the Almighty for the late President Yasser Arafat and for his family to be blessed with patience and strength in this time of sorrow.

"In this moment of grief we stand by the Palestinian people and we believe that they would face this loss with courage, integrity and endurance. We share this great loss and we fervently hope that it would instead translate into a renewed momentum for the attainment of independence, freedom, eternal peace, and prosperity of the Palestinian people-in their own country, in their own homeland.

"The Government and the people of Indonesia reaffirm our unwavering solidarity and support to the people of Palestine in their struggle to realize and independent State of Palestine and the achievement of a just and lasting peace in the region in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions."

Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar described Arafat as "a great leader who dedicated his life to defend the rights of his fellow Palestinians.

"It is a terrible loss as he had long been a beacon of hope for Palestinians in their struggle to live with dignity," Syed Hamid told The Associated Press.

Malaysia currently chairs the 144-member Nonaligned Movement and the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/...ion/index.html

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Old 11-11-2004, 11:45 AM   #31 (permalink)
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First I am not defending the actions of Arafat. But I really don't see the point in celebrating the death of someone. Especially someone who by many is considered a hero. Everyone should at least acknowledge that Arafat is responsible for bringing the suffering of the palistinian people to the world stage. Everyone knows about this conflict. Does everyone know what is going on in the Ivory cost right now? Does everyone know what is going on in Kashmir? How about Chechneya? We have people suffering around the world at the hands of many different evils. Arafat made this a world issue so people could not just ignore it.

He has done many bad things but at the same time he has done many good things. In the end how will he be judge? That is up to God not me.

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Celebrating his death is mearly spitting on the palisitinian people. Doing this will not help them at all. This is a time that nations can either move in the right direction by forgeting their differences and work together. Or we can laugh and point fingers at them and only make things worse.

Tell me do you really thing celebrating his death is constructive?
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Old 11-11-2004, 11:56 AM   #32 (permalink)
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As for people who have brought the suffering of others to the world's attention, I will celebrate the lives of Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and the Dahli Lama.

None of them felt it necessary to kill innocents in their struggles.
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As for people who have brought the suffering of others to the world's attention, I will celebrate the lives of Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and the Dahli Lama.

None of them felt it necessary to kill innocents in their struggles.
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:21 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Sorry Ustwo, I try and give you the benefit of the doubt, but when you post such ridiculously biased websites such as honestreporting (an oxymoron onto itself), your comments become moot before the first word is read. Now go and see if you can find a site so ridiculously pro-Palestinian.
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:31 PM   #35 (permalink)
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so wait....Im really confused....are we supposed to forgive his terrorism?
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:41 PM   #36 (permalink)
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I think so.

Look at it this way - we forgave Reagan's Iran/Contra depravity.
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:43 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:52 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Old 11-11-2004, 01:59 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Below is an excerpt from The Nation:

"We in the West too often ignore what no Palestinian will ever forget: After the Palestinians' catastrophic defeat of 1948, when some 750,000 were expelled from their homeland and began living in destitution in refugee camps scattered across half a dozen countries, forgotten by the world, abused and cynically exploited by Arab despots and demagogues, it was Arafat who, along with a few comrades, gave birth to the Palestinian liberation movement. It was the PLO, under Arafat's leadership, that restored Palestinian pride and helped to forge a nation out of a population that was geographically dispersed and politically divided. And it was Arafat who led the PLO, in the face of fierce internal resistance, into adopting the two-state solution in the mid-1970s. But his conciliatory peace offering at the UN General Assembly in 1974, and numerous subsequent peace feelers, were met with persistent rebuffs from Israel and the United States.

The caricature of Arafat as a rejectionist obscures his real failures. In a bid to regain the leadership role that he saw slipping away during the first intifada, when he was exiled in Tunisia, he signed the deeply flawed Oslo Accords. That may have won him a Nobel Peace Prize and grudging acceptance from the Israelis and Americans, but his people got very little in return: no end to the occupation, massive expansion of Israeli settlements, accelerated expropriation of Palestinian land, and economic strangulation."
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He did some great things initially for Palestine when his people needed him most, but ultimately Arafat proved to be too human (too Bush-like)...he craved the power that his heart-felt intentions had helped cultivate. Once he tasted that power, he did not want to relinquish it and he allowed his own selfishness and greed to infiltrate his decision making (absolute power corrupts absolutely). We shouldnt rush to judge this man too harshly, for what he did for Palestine in its darkest hour will never be forgotten by his countrymen, but ultimately his failures, due to his desire to retain power, will shroud his legacy. Hopefully, elections will take place to determine the next leader, just as it was for Arafat initially, but honestly people, until Israel truly desires to see a true compromise it wont happen. Sharon needs the PLO and Hamas to retain power and control just as much as Arafat needed Israel...and this current Gaza Plan is no peace process, we are witnessing the next apartheid.
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so wait....Im really confused....are we supposed to forgive his terrorism?
I think we're supposed to hope whoever takes his place will be truly committed to peace, and work with Israel toward this goal, instead of against it.
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