(Ha'aretz) Ari Shavit - Ha'aretz's editor in chief David Landau and senior diplomatic reporter Akiva Elder asked PLO chairman Yasser Arafat in 2004: Should Israel continue to be a Jewish state? "Definitely," Arafat replied. The two experienced interviewers doubled-checked: Definitely? "Definitely," confirmed the interviewee. Thus Ha'aretz's lead headline on June 18, 2004, was: "Arafat: Israel is Jewish," with the story declaring: "Yasser Arafat 'definitely' understands that Israel must preserve its character as a Jewish state." What Arafat permitted, Abbas cannot forbid.
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