Yasser Arafat
Quote: "Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart." - Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat was the leader of the PLO and the later PLA. He wanted independance for Palestine.
Arafat also represented Palestine at several Peace accords.
He was originally very militant but became more peaceful during the 1980s and 1990s.
He one a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in Oslo, 1993. He was a major part of the PLO until his death in 2004.
Summary: Yasser Arafat was an influential leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Initially he was a very militaristic leader bt he later found peacefully solutions as is shown by his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Yasser Arafat was the leader of the PLO and the later PLA. He wanted independance for Palestine.
Arafat also represented Palestine at several Peace accords.
He was originally very militant but became more peaceful during the 1980s and 1990s.
He one a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in Oslo, 1993. He was a major part of the PLO until his death in 2004.
Summary: Yasser Arafat was an influential leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Initially he was a very militaristic leader bt he later found peacefully solutions as is shown by his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Website Links: http://quotes.dictionary.com/search/yasser_arafat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Arafat
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Question: If Yasser Arafat had not stayed with the PLO throughout its conflicts would the PLO have fallen apart?