Arafat: Funding the Terror

Matthew Rees discusses Arafat's legacy and the prospects for a democratic Palestinian society:

Arafat's legacy is a history of symbolism characterized by constant undermining and undercutting the very people whom he professed to support. In Cain's Field, I describe the experience of Zakariya Balush, who served as Arafat's liaison to Arab intelligence organizations and later as the deputy head of General Intelligence in Gaza. Balush became disillusioned with Arafat only to receive a call from him indicating a promotion while consequently implying the insecurity of his new posting. I also found in my investigations that Arafat injected millions of dollars into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, even as he let his own security forces go without pay for months on end. ...

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Posted by Andrew Jaffee at December 23, 2004 10:31 AM