Yasser Arafat: A Career of Terror

Conference of Presidents Statement
on the Death of Yasser Arafat

Arafat and Terrorism

The Involvement of Arafat - PA Senior Officials and Apparatuses in Terrorism against Israel - Corruption and Crime
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs - May 6, 2002

Arafat's Legacy: A one-minute film from HonestReporting.com

What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat?
Eli Kazhdan, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - Sept. 30, 2003

Yasir Arafat and Terrorism
CAMERA - November 5, 2004

Arafat Terror Group Tried to Kill Sharon
JTA/Jewish Virtual Library - November 26, 2001

Fatah Confession sheds new Light on Arafat's Terror Links
Haaretz/IMRA - March 28, 2004


Arafat's Corruption

Forbes on Arafat

Arafat's Billions
CBS News - November 10, 2003

Arafat's Swiss Bank Account
Issam Abu Issa - Middle East Quarterly - Fall 2004

International Monetary Fund - September 15, 2003

"All in all [1995-2000], excise tax revenue and profits from commercial activities diverted away from the budget may have exceeded US$898 million."


Commentary on Arafat

Lessons of Oslo's Failure
Dennis Ross - Washington Institute - August 1, 2004

Arafat the Monster
Jeff Jacoby - Boston Globe - November 11, 2004

The Arafat Paradox
Dore Gold - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - November 12, 2004

A Juggler Par Excellence
Fuad Ajami - US News & World Report - November 15, 2004

A Difficult Visionary, a Stubborn Vision
Benny Morris - New York Times - November 12, 2004

Understanding Palestinian Politics
Barry Rubin - GLORIA - November 4, 2004

Beyond Arafat
Jim Hoagland - Washington Post - November 7, 2004

Biographies

Yasser Arafat - Political Biography
Jewish Virtual Library

Yasser Arafat
Danny Rubenstein - Haaretz - November 11, 2004


US Government on Arafat

Secretary of State Powell - September 23, 2004

"The United States would like to see immediate progress in the roadmap to Middle East peace but, as President Bush said in his June 2002 speech, we need an empowered prime minister. The United States government does not believe Chairman Arafat was the individual who could serve as a responsible interlocutor."

President Bush Calls Arafat the Obstacle to the Road Map - September 18, 2003:

"I'll remind those who focus on the road map that the first thing the road map said was that there must be security in order for peace to advance, that there must be a collective effort to fight off terror. Mr. Arafat has failed in that effort. And, hopefully, at some point in time, a leadership of the Palestinian Authority will emerge which will then commit itself 100 percent to fighting off terror. And then we'll be able to consolidate the power necessary to fight off terror."

President Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership Not Linked to Terror - June 24, 2002

President Bush Calls on Arafat for Active Steps Against Terror - February 7, 2002






After Arafat - Commentary

After Arafat
Barry Rubin - GLORIA

The Partner and the Price
Aluf Benn - Haaretz - November 10, 2004

Symbolic Value in Arafat's Demise
Danny Rubenstein - Haaretz - November 10, 2004

Arafat's Last Threat to Israel
Daniel Pipes - New York Sun - November 9, 2004

After Arafat, Hope
William Safire - New York Times - November 10, 2004

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