Yasser Arafat 1929-2004

LazerLordz SG

He has passed on without seeing his dream of an independant Palestine.Do you think the Palestinian Authority can acheive this goal and push for moderation in actions relating to Israel or do you think they will let the Al-Aqsa Martyrs / HAMAS free rein in the territories?

BaByBoY SG

he died??

the Bear SG

actually, i think with him out of the way, there is more chances of finding peace...

seriously..

BaByBoY SG

he was a terrorist?

shade343 SG

The PLA is a terrorist organization?

LazerLordz SG

PLO.Not PLA.Yes, he passed away at 1030Hrs SG time.Some called him a terrorist,but he was more palatable than scum like Abu Zarqawi today.At least he had a higher calling for nationalism.

the Bear SG

he planned the Munich thing in '76...

and lots more other terrorist mayhem..

and yes.. the PLO is a terror organisation... i don't think they ever removed that part in their manifesto about the destruction of Israel...

shade343 SG

Actually, I feel that Palestine is not at fault about the violence. Imagine your home being invaded by foreigners. Would you like it? Well, they have no other choice but to resort to violence in order to fend off the Invaders. So Israel is at fault. No wonder Jeruslaem is a cursed land. So much violence bcos Israel started it.

shade343 SG

The PLO wasnt started by Arafat. It was started by some fanatics. Arafat started the PLA which is not really a terrorist organization. Just a freedom movement.

the Bear SG

you have to read the history....

the "Palestinians" and the Jewish people were supposed to share the new nation called Israel...

well, the Palestinians made straight the path for the Arabs to march right into the heart of the new Jewish nation..

how would you, if you were Israel, react?

anyhoooo... so far, it was Arafat who rejected everything.. even when everything he demanded was given to him, he rejected it and started the Intifadah..

which is why i said with him out of the way, maybe there is a chance for peace...

LazerLordz SG

Well, as they say, one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.It depends on which side of the coin.A grieving mother of an Palestinian youth asks the same thing as a grieving mother of an young Israeli soldier..”WHY?”

Gordonator SG

he died at the age of 75.

shade343 SG

But I thought Israel wasnt supposed to exist in the first place? It was after WW2 then the americans created the country and dump the jews there rite?

the Bear SG

nope...

wasn't "dump"..

btw, think about this: Arafat is Egyptian...

Palestine was a place as a description.. sorta like The Sahara was..

duotiga83 SG

it is being prophesize in the Bible that the nation will be build. Jews were all ove rthe world at that time.

Israel Palestine issue is not that simple.

ben1406 SG

If those 2 countries have peace, get ready for the 2nd coming of Christ !

laurence82 SG

second coming?

hmm christ will come in...one thousand years later? Laughing

LazerLordz SG

It might be more of a metaphorical coming of Christ, pardon me if I have offended any Christians here, I’m a Christian myself.Anyway,the Middle East situation can really be said to be a litmus test of our civilisation for the past 2000 years.It is the longest struggle between two religions and if they can lay down their arms, the world would probably experience a huge paradigm shift in thinking too.We might actually be able to begin solving things without the use of force and war as an instrument of control.Perhaps that would “be” the Second Coming.We would be on the path to a more graceful and united human race.

palmerised SG

amen to that brother. war or no war, i pray everyday that i will not have to take up arms..

LazerLordz SG

Yes.Well said.