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Arafat calls for millions to die |
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by Angie AKA DAN "Shows Again He's No Friend of the Palestinians" Disinfo
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08 Aug 2004
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"To Jerusalem, we are marching, martyrs by the million!" declared Yasser Arafat, as the audience roared its approval and chanted along with him. |
Arafat calls for millions to die
To Jerusalem, we are marching, martyrs by the million!" declared Yasser Arafat, as the audience roared its approval and chanted along with him.
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -- The unmistakable figure, a short, plump man in green battle-dress fatigues and a black-and-white checked kaffiyeh, grabbed the microphone and addressed the adoring crowd.
"To Jerusalem, we are marching, martyrs by the million!" declared Yasser Arafat, as the audience roared its approval and chanted along with him.
"With blood, with our souls, we will redeem you, Abu Ammar," they responded, using his nom de guerre. "With blood, with our souls, we will redeem Palestine," they chanted, straining through the cordon of armed security men to touch him and hold up their children for him to kiss.
Here was the Palestinian leader in his element, surrounded by admirers and protected by a phalanx of paramilitary minders bristling with semi-automatic weapons. It was hard to believe he was in the midst of a political crisis, with a chorus of critics demanding that he step aside.
Toronto Globe and Mail
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