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Arafat Welcomes U.S. Call for Cease-Fire
Yasser Arafat said he welcomes a U.S.-backed call for an immediate cease-fire with Israel, but stopped short of committing to steps the Palestinians would be required to take ahead of such a truce.
"Yes, thank you. We'd love a ceasefire, as long as we don't have to do anything..."
In Gaza City, tens of thousands of lemmings Palestinians gathered in the main square to mark the anniversary of the 1965 founding of his Fatah group, with participants chanting "Arafat, Arafat" as his speech was played over loudspeakers. It was one of the largest gatherings since Arafat returned from exile in 1994 as part of interim peace agreements.
This being Paleostine, they were screaming: "Yasser, we love you, you rat bastard!"
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-12-31
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=8926