Free at Last - Arafat is Dead
The Palestinian people are finally free from the grips of terrorist leader Yassir Arafat. Arafat died Thursday in Paris. It remains unclear if the Palestinian people will step away from the ideological hatred and vitriol Arafat led for the nearly 40 years.
Peace between Israel and the Palestinian people will not come because of Arafat’s death. Yet it is certain that prior to his death, peace was more than improbable. While the Palestinian people may initial respond to his death as a tragedy, it is my sincere hope that they will move beyond his narrow view of Israel and legitimately embrace the olive branch he carried only in mockery.
