Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa, popularly known as Yasser Arafator by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, President of the Palestinian National Authority, and leader of the Fatah political party and former paramilitary group, which he founded in 1959. Originally opposed to Israel's existence, he modified his position in 1988 when he accepted UN Security Council Resolution 242. Arafat and his movement operated from several Arab countries...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth24 August 1929
CityCairo, Egypt
to give Arafat a nudge, no -- more than that -- a push.
This was a very successful agreement, ... It is a very important start to achieve real peace and to avoid military activity.
We would like to reiterate that all sorts of armed activities should be stopped and there should be no more attacks, especially the suicide bombing attacks that we have always condemned. We will arrest those who have planned these attacks.
We are seeking a four-way meeting. Our position has always been that the European Union must have a vital, effective role in this peace process,
Unfortunately, he has not yet offered anything tangible,
It's obvious that the Israelis were not ready to make the necessary steps, and take the necessary positions, to make a peace agreement possible.
I told Foreign Minister Ivanov that we officially accept the joint Jordanian-Egyptian initiative as well as the report of the Mitchell commission and view those documents as a basis for rapid and resolute actions towards ending the dangerous escalation of developments in the Middle East.
We have no other alternative. And in spite of all the difficulties we are facing, we have one alternative: to carry on with the peace process. This is our strategic target.
We strive to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, ... We don't want a breakdown of the peace process.
We demanded that the United States play a role in pushing the peace process forward and we thank President Clinton and the U.S. administration for that role,
We are not against opening talks, but we are in need of results and not talks.
our people are getting rid of the traitors one by one.
They stood by our side when we were in the worst situation.
This is untrue. The ship belongs to Hezbollah, which bought it from its Iraqi owner for $400,000,