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The Link ArchivesTitle: Yasser Arafat: The Man and His People About This Issue Interviewers who ask Arafat about his personal history are told politely that in the resistance movement it is more urgent to speak of the common struggle for independence than of the private details of one’s individual life. Understandable as this may be fore the members within a resistance movement, for those on the outside the background of a leader is an important gauge of character, ability and political intent. Over a period of five weeks Grace Halsell met privately with the Chairman and conducted interviews with close members of his family and longtime colleagues. She asked questions about Arafat’s background, as well as questions many Americans ask: “Why doesn’t he recognize Israel? Does he want to push Israelis into the sea? Why the acts of violence? Most of the time, however, she tried to answer the question: Who is this man on whom so much in the Middle East and beyond depends?—John F. Mahoney, Executive Director, July 1982 Contents
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