Had he died ten years ago, the Palestinians would have been in an incalculably better position than they are today. The thousands killed by an implacable enemy, might have played their part in a better future.
Arafat had a cause - his people suffered an historic injustice with the permanent occupation of their land, but the grotesque mishandling of negotiations, corruption, mendacity and his utter venality have besmirched the people he professed to fight for.
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