This is the toughest yet, ... He laid everything at his feet. He said Arafat was bringing this upon himself and dashing the hopes of the Palestinian people who are counting on the vision of a Palestinian state we have laid out for them.


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the achievement of his lifelong dream of an independent Palestinian state existing in peace and coop...
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The mystery around Yasser Arafat will only grow bigger and bigger after reading this report.
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Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps?
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This withdrawal should prepare for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,
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Please be SILENT and LISTEN.
I am the SCHOOLMASTER
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Just...
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