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July 4, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2002/07/03/do0301.xml&sSheet=/portal/2002/07/03/por_right.html

Arafat's Despotism Has Caused Us Palestinians Enough Harm

(Daily Telegraph - UK) Omar Karsou - The tightly controlled Palestinian media suppress the fact that many ordinary Palestinians are heartened by the calls for democracy for Palestinians from around the world. We Palestinians witness the ostentatious corruption of our officials. Our cause was hijacked by the despotic rule of the Palestinian Authority and by those who want to speak through violence. Before elections are held, we must ensure that all other elements of a free society are in place: freedom of the press; freedom to hold political rallies; equal time on state-run media. [The writer is a Palestinian businessman who recently launched the movement Democracy in Palestine.]

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