(JTA/Jerusalem Post) According to a French poll published Monday by Liberation newspaper, 43% of French people view Arafat as a "hero of national resistance" while 27% called him a terrorist; 10% said he fit both categories. The poll also found that three times as many French people hold Sharon more responsible for Middle East violence than Arafat. In addition, 34% said they had more sympathy for the Palestinians, as opposed to 13% for Israel.
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