Arafat Calls on Children to Become "Martyrs"

(Jerusalem Post) - Khaled Abu Toameh Yasser Arafat on Friday called on Palestinian children to follow the example of Fares Odeh, a 13-year-old boy from Gaza who has been immortalized posthumously by a photograph showing him throwing stones at an IDF tank. Arafat was speaking at a reception at his headquarters in Ramallah for hundreds of children from Jerusalem participating in summer camps, which include in their programs a visit to Arafat's office.


2003-07-16 00:00:00

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