...age 74, the cultured, Christian Palestinian daughter of one of the founding members of the PLO took the polish and contacts accrued while acquiring a PhD in Medieval Lit. from U of Virginia — among other efforts she was a long-time girlfriend of television anchorman Peter Jennings — to advance the cause of Palestinian nationhood and soften the impact of various terror attacks on Israelis at home and abroad. Mrs. Ashwari was diagnosed with COVID-19 in October, which may have something to do with her apparently sudden decision...