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Arafat conducts terror; his strategy is the strategy of terror.

— Ariel Sharon

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Arafat is the greatest instigator of terror.

— Ehud Olmert

Arafat is hosting, training, supporting, sponsoring terrorist organizations.

— Ariel Sharon

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

— Chuck Schumer

Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.

— Ariel Sharon

Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his options open, never close a door.

— Dennis Ross

Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering the prospects for peace.

— Natan Sharansky

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.

— Lionel Jospin

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he's the kind of leader who can reach an agreement or whether he wants to be the Moses of the Palestinians, staying in front of the river and not crossing into the promised land.

— Ehud Barak

✗Opposing Perspectives

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel.

— Natan Sharansky