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Arafat: No one has the right to deport me from my homeland
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said Wednesday, "No one has the right to deport me from my homeland." He was commenting on reports that Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had demanded Arafat's expulsion as a prerequisite for joining the narrow cabinet. Everything in its own time... Speaking to reporters after receiving a delegation from the Roman Orthodox Church in his office in Ramallah, Arafat said: "No one can expel me from my homeland. They should remember that I managed to visit [the West Bank and Gaza Strip] secretly many times in the past. They should also remember that I'm the Palestinian president." Yasser's about the only who seems to remember that anymore. The Israelis and the Merkins say he's irrelevant, Hamas and al-Aqsa ignore him... Arafat renewed his call on Arab and Muslim countries to support the Palestinians in their struggle against Israel. "We urge them to stand with the Palestinian people who are facing an Israeli military escalation and daily killings," he added. That's Arabic for "Help! Help!" Arafat said he remained committed to the peace process "which we launched with my partner, the late Yitzhak Rabin, who paid with his life for the peace of the brave." That's the third time he's used that phrase in two months. Wonder what the significance is, other than trying to rub off some of that bravery... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-06 |
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