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Arafat is the greatest instigator of terror.

I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat.

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

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

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.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

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.

In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state.

Arafat's departure has created an awesome opportunity.

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