Should Arafat Be Removed?

American Voices

September 24, 2003 | ISSUE 39•37

Many see Palestinian President Yasser Arafat as a roadblock to Mideast peace. What do you think?

Arafat needs to be taught a lesson he'll never survive to forget.

Scot Armstrong
Systems Analyst
These brutish Palestinians need to learn that democracy is about choosing a leader who can speak for all Americans.

James Eason
Lawyer
Hey, there's nothing like martyring a leader to calm the Palestinian extremists.

Jason Mantzoukas
Deliveryman
Arafat should get out of politics. It would give him time to focus on his Baby AraPhat line of Palestinian urban wear.

Jon Daly
Waiter
Arafat should be replaced with someone younger and cuter, like that dreamy Hamas hunk Hafiz Mahmet al-Bahri. Oh, he was assassinated?

Tara Copeland
Legal Assistant
The question is not 'Should Arafat leave Israel?' The question is 'Why hasn't everybody left Israel?'

Christine Walters
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