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I respected him as a Palestinian patriot, I admired him for his courage, I understood the constraints he was working under, I saw in him the partner for building a new future for our two peoples. I was his friend.
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Uri Avnery, Israeli Politician and Peace Activist response to Arafat's death

 

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