Malign Neglect
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6354955/site/newsweek/
Both Bush and Kerry blame Arafat for the mess in the Mideast. If the
Palestinian leader is suddenly out of the picture, the candidates will
have to come up with real policies—not just transparent appeals to
Jewish voters.
WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
By Christopher Dickey
Newsweek
Updated: 1:26 p.m. ET Oct. 28, 2004
Oct. 28 - If "the old man" dies, and it's looking like he might, both
George W. Bush and John Kerry have some explaining to do. Like, what's
their policy toward Israel and the Palestinians? Do they really even
have one?
To date, 75-year-old Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat—known to friends
as "the old man" and Abu Ammar, known to enemies as a liar, murderer
and thief—has provided both our president and his challenger with a
convenient cop-out. If they mentioned the peace process at all, it was
to bash Arafat. "You know," said Bush in the second TV debate, "I've
made some decisions on Israel. That's unpopular. I wouldn't deal with
Arafat because I felt like he had let the former president down, and I
don't think he's the kind of person that can lead toward a Palestinian
state."
Christopher Dickey
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