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November 12, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-peretz12nov12,1,1807749.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

Arafat's End Was a Lie, Like His Whole Life

(Los Angeles Times)Martin Peretz - An independent Palestine will eventually emerge. But thanks in part to the leadership of Yasser Arafat from 1969 until today, its press will be intimidated. Its courts will not be independent. Its schools and universities will be centers of ugly racist and anti-Jewish doctrine. Its sciences will not be curious. Law will be determined by which faction is most cruel. Women will suffer the historical onus of their gender in Islam. Gays will try to escape to Israel. Its economy will be crippled because Israel will be wary of allowing Palestinians to come in and work. A fitting tribute to Yasser Arafat, his legacy to the Palestinians.

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