Thaum1el
11-11-04, 04:30AM
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CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/11/arafat.main/index.html)
Ha'aretz (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/499629.html)
Yassir Arafat has died. This spuns many feelings for me. On one hand, I can't feel much rejoice in the death of another human being. On the other hand I would be a hipocrit if I told anyone I was mourning him.
For the palestinians, this means they have lost not only a symbol that have brought them together, somewhat, or at least they believe so. On the other hand, they have lost a person that was, in fact, the one single most aggressive obstacle towards not only piece but freedom. For even if they had gotten rid of the "zionist enclave" which is the popular term for Israel even in the highest of levels around the entire arab world, they would still have Arafat there. And Arafat would still have been a dictator.
For Israel this can be both for good and for bad. But one thing is clear - There is no Arafat to stand in the way of peace anymore.
The question is, what happens now?
Egypt is ready to have an official ceremony for Arafat at the airport in Cairo, in Egypt, where Arafat was born. Appearantly, his closest co-workers has prepared a burial place for him in Ramallah since last week, so the uprisingg trouble about burial seems to be on the way to get solved.
There will be an election in 60 days. Whatever might come out of this, it will be previewed by then.
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/11/arafat.main/index.html)
Ha'aretz (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/499629.html)
Yassir Arafat has died. This spuns many feelings for me. On one hand, I can't feel much rejoice in the death of another human being. On the other hand I would be a hipocrit if I told anyone I was mourning him.
For the palestinians, this means they have lost not only a symbol that have brought them together, somewhat, or at least they believe so. On the other hand, they have lost a person that was, in fact, the one single most aggressive obstacle towards not only piece but freedom. For even if they had gotten rid of the "zionist enclave" which is the popular term for Israel even in the highest of levels around the entire arab world, they would still have Arafat there. And Arafat would still have been a dictator.
For Israel this can be both for good and for bad. But one thing is clear - There is no Arafat to stand in the way of peace anymore.
The question is, what happens now?
Egypt is ready to have an official ceremony for Arafat at the airport in Cairo, in Egypt, where Arafat was born. Appearantly, his closest co-workers has prepared a burial place for him in Ramallah since last week, so the uprisingg trouble about burial seems to be on the way to get solved.
There will be an election in 60 days. Whatever might come out of this, it will be previewed by then.