Bush: By Failing to Lead, Arafat has Let Palestinians Down

(Ha'aretz/Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he has never respected Yasser Arafat because the Palestinian leader had let his own people down. "He's had a chance to lead. He had a chance to get a peace agreement with my predecessor. He's had chance after chance. And by failing to lead, he has really let the Palestinians down," Bush said.


2002-05-22 00:00:00

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