Yasser Arafat died
ill in a hospital in France in November 2004, after its HQ in Rammalah, in the West Bank, had been bombed several
times by Israeli artillery. It is suspected that his death was caused by
poisoning with polonium, although
this fact has never been
confirmed irrefutably. He was the
leader of the PLO and the Fatah movement – which were created to struggle the absolutist Israel domination and to unite palestinians. Despite
Palestine being a large region mentioned
in the Bible and other books of ancient history and although two countries were mentioned when the creation of Israel was approved
by the UN, it has never been recognized as an independent state. During the period of
most intense militancy, Arafat was regarded as the number one enemy of Israel, only being accepted as
the legitimate representative of the region by the late
90s, when he became president of the PNA (Palestinian
National Authority). Even so, he died as
an enemy and an
immense diplomatic effort had to
be put forward to make possible for him to travel to France for undelayable and
urgent medical treatment, as Israel persisted in not allowing
it. Israeli voicers stated
several times that while Arafat
and his group represented the
Palestinian people, there would be no possible negotiation – always suggesting that the Palestinian people should boycott the PLO and Fatah
and substitute them for more moderate
representatives. At the time,
Hamas was considered a more moderate
group, being accepted as an
interlocutor and possible substitute
for the group of Arafat. Today, Hamas itself is considered the problem by Israel ...
As noted, the real problem for Israel is the fact that
palestinians chose leaders
who want to claim their rights, require dignified and respectful
treatment for them and demand that its people can live in
peace and sovereignty in a territory that is
not fractionated and occupied by Israel. The
problem escalates if they support
representatives that are able to kill
or die for this – just as Israel is able to
kill or die for what it sees as its right to security and sovereignty. Thus, as
we can see, what Israel does not
want and does not admit regarding
palestinians is equal treatment
and the possibility of giving back what they took by force. Israel wants
unconditional peace, a peace imposed under
armed coercion and without
rights. Israel wants,
above all, an unequal peace.
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