Yasser Arafat

Not being too well educated in the political enviroment of the middle east and given that the old guy's about to throw a seven, could anyone fill me in about him? Is he a goodie or a baddie? Should I like him or not?

Start reading: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3102112.stm

I have mixed feelings about him. But he currently is too important for the Palestinian state. If he were to die there would be an incredible chaos in the middle east politics. Personally the man is too important and should be ready to appoint another man to lead the process of a Palestinian state.

Hmmm so he'll be a baddie then. Or a goodie from a certain point of view.

Both sides leaders are baddies in my opinion, and are both hindering any chance of peace.

But yeah, him dying will cause a lot of problems for the Palestinians. Although in the long term it may be for the good, as Bush said he won't deal with Arafat, which is kinda ridiculous in itself. So there isn't any hope of (mediated) peace until he's out of the picture.

Originally posted by amity75
Hmmm so he'll be a baddie then. Or a goodie from a certain point of view.

That's the case with any politician. Some people see them as goodies others see them as baddies. In the case for Arafat the man has been accused of protecting Terrorist in the middle east. Yet at the same time he wants to improve the life of Arabs in the disputed terrorities.

Originally posted by Raz
Both sides leaders are baddies in my opinion, and are both hindering any chance of peace.

But yeah, him dying will cause a lot of problems for the Palestinians. Although in the long term it may be for the good, as Bush said he won't deal with Arafat, which is kinda ridiculous in itself. So there isn't any hope of (mediated) peace until he's out of the picture.

👆 exactly the same here.

In all honesty, i kinda even think he is dead, and they are covering it up until they come up with what the'll, and if hes not, they will cover it up untill they get a solution.

or just find a place he's allowed to be burried in

Both sides leaders are baddies in my opinion, and are both hindering any chance of peace

(rumour -> his wife wants money, and that organisation watns it as well)

and they will fight other the power in palestine and everything will go even worse than it is now 🙁

eh his wife has no chance but that their will be a power struggle among the Palestinian that has almost been scheduled at Arafat`s death

and he is dead now, ... or so a new rumor claims

that's sad, and it seemed like the whole war will end at last :9

(btw sorry for typos, too lazy to think)

it will never end, no one is willing to give space to the other

but they said they'll remove army and everything from gaza (or however it is called in english)

there is a HUGE difference between saying and doing

i know.
but they could stop fighting

tell them 😛

i don't know their language 🙁

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