*Vermelhices (Comentários políticos) II*

Sobre ARAFAT

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31 October 2004


Opinion/Editorial
THINKING BEYOND ARAFAT
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 31 October 2004

The grave illness of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat
has given rise to frenzied speculation about what will
happen after he is no longer on the scene. Much of this
speculation is based on the false premise that the
presence or absence of a single individual is a decisive
factor in settling a complex, century-old conflict. EI
co-founder Ali Abunimah argues that the "Arafat issue" is
a major distraction, and examines who has a vested
interest in the veteran Palestinian leader's survival.


http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3274.shtml
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4 November 2004


Opinion/Editorial
ARAFAT'S DEPARTURE BRINGS UNCERTAINTY
Charmaine Seitz, Palestine Report, 4 November 2004

In the early hours of November 28, as dozens of
journalists, mid-rung political officials and curious
onlookers milled around outside President Arafat's
Ramallah compound speculating on the health of their
leader, one Palestinian reporter evoked critical minutes
in the shaping of early Islam. Cynically, he recalled how
the Prophet Mohammed's followers disputed the succession
only hours after he lay dead. It was an acknowledgement of
the moment's import (some believed the president had
already passed away) and impending uncertainty. From this
week's Palestine Report, Charmaine Seitz reports.

http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3287.shtml

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