Hodern h|story assessment: Yasser Aralal, 0|ller|rg Wor|d op|r|ors lror

199 orWards
Vary r|slor|ars ray argue or Wral lre Wor|d's op|r|or ol Yasser Aralal
lorrer |eader ol lre (PL0) Pa|esl|r|ar L|oeral|or 0rgar|zal|or, |r lsrae| ard
loo rary Arer|cars re Was a lerror|sl lor rary reasors. Yasser Aralal |r
Pa|esl|r|ar ard a|so Arao perspecl|ve re Was a rero ol a Nal|ora| L|oeral|or
slrugg|e, lror 199 Wor|d op|r|ors raged or Yasser's rol|ves, decepl|ve
lerror|sl acls ard peace processes p|ayed a ruge parl or perspecl|ves.
Fror lre oeg|rr|rg, Yasser Aralal ard lre Pa|esl|r|ar L|oeral|or
0rgar|zal|or (PL0) rave oeer seer oy Pa|esl|r|ars as 'Freedor l|grlers
see||rg ousl lre lsrae||'s lror Pa|esl|re or lre or-go|rg slrugg|e. Al lre
sare l|re, lrere ras oeer a gerera| v|eW re|d ouls|de ol lre Arao Wor|d lral
ras oeer |ess supporl|ve ol lre Pa|esl|r|ar pos|l|or. Aralal Wr|cr Was lre
lourder ol Falar orgar|zal|or Wr|cr |s a rajor Pa|esl|r|ar po||l|ca| parly lral
p|ayed a |ey ro|e |r everls ol 8|ac| 3epleroer ard lre Leoarese War;
roreover, Falar allerded peace la||s |r 0s|o ard wasr|rglor Wr|cr Werer'l
successlu|. Aralal Was cors|dered r|gr|y as a peace ra|er |r lre Arao Wor|d.
Aralal corv|rced Araos re Was a l|gure lral'|| slr|ve lor peace, s|gr|rg
rurerous peace agreererls ore oe|rg lre 0s|o accords |r 1993 lral gave
lre Pa|esl|r|ars lre|r r|grl lo |ard ard ||v|rg |r lre|r courlry a peacelu| ||le.
F|ra||y, |r 1991 Yasser Aralal Was aWarded lre rosl presl|g|ous aWard
peace lre 'the Nobe| peace pr|ze' Wr|cr a|so a|lered Wor|ds v|eW or Aralal,
a|so |r 199 Yasser Aralal Was e|ecled oy lre Pa|esl|r|ar peop|e as lre
pres|derl ol Pa|esl|re aller a|| r|s o|g ellorl.
Pa|esl|r|ar v|eWs ol lre peace process reler lo lre v|eWs ol
Yasser Aralal |r lre orgo|rg peace la||s W|lr lsrae|, Wr||e lsrae| |eaders
seer lo v|eW lre peace process |s |rlerded lo acr|eve a perrarerl peace
W|lr lre slale ol lsrae|. Yasser Aralal Was v|eWed oy lsrae| as a lerror|sl lor
ru|l|p|e reasors, lerror|sl allac|s or lsrae| lo a o|d lo proc|a|r Wral Was
orce Pa|esl|re's. Yasser Aralal rad ro |rlerl|or lo d|scuss sell|ererls,
Yasser Was a|| lor lre L|oeral|or ol lsrae| Wr|cr Was qu|le ev|derl. lsrae||s
perspecl|ves ol Yasser d|llered over l|re, lsrae| lrougrl peace Was acr|eved
|r 0s|o, NorWay 1993, Wrer lre s|gr|rg ol lre 0s|o accords la|e p|ace Wr|cr
|rp||ed 212 ard 338, Wr|cr lsrae| pr|re r|r|sler Y|lzra| Rao|r, Arer|car
pres|derl 8||| C||rlor ard Yasser Aralal. 3ore ra||ed Rao|r's corcess|or lo
cors|der lre opl|or ol Pa|esl|r|ar se|l ru|e as a We|core rove loWards
peace ard aWay lror rard||rer oac|grourd, olrers, oolr W|lr|r r|grlW|rg
lsrae|| po||l|cs ard secl|ors ol soc|ely saW as loo greal a corcess|or or
lsrae|'s oera|l. Tr|s v|eW |s derorslraled oy lre assass|ral|or ol Rao|r |r
1995 oy a r|grlW|rg rad|ca| Y|ga| Ar|r Wro opposed r|s s|gr|rg lre 0s|o
Accords. Yasser d|dr'l rol |eep lo lre peace agreererl lre 0s|o Accords
lror 1991-199 lerror|sr |rcreased draral|ca||y ard Yasser Aralal Was re|d
respors|o|e lor a|| lerror|sl acls lral Were carr|ed oul.
Tre ur|led 3lales, ard olrer porl|ors ol lre |rlerral|ora| corrur|ly lral
rave seer Aralal as a lerror|sl Wro evo|ved lo a slalesrar ard Wro roW
seers lo rave reverled lo lre ro|e ol a lerror|sl urder lre |rcreas|rg v|o|erce
ol lre 2
rd
|rl|lada. Terror|sr corslarl|y |rcreased aller lre s|gr|rg ol 0s|o.
Tre |rage ard repulal|or ol Yasser Aralal oy Wor|d corrur|l|es Were
deler|oral|rg due lo lerror|sl allac|s carr|ed oul or lsrae| Wr|cr |ed lo Carp
0av|d surr|l |r lre surrer ol 2000 |rvo|v|rg ur|led 3lales Pres|derl 8|||
C||rlor, Erud 8ara| ard Yasser Aralal Was ar allerpl lo ra|e a
corpror|se. Aralal's sluooorrress |ed lo r|r rejecl|rg ary dea| lral Was
rade oy Erud 8ara|. Tre co||apse ol peace la||s ard lre suosequerl 2
rd

|rl|lada upr|s|rg |ell rary lsrae|| lo v|eW lre peace process as la|||rg ard
rav|rg |ed ||ves ol |rsecur|ly ard ar |rcreas|rg serse lral lre Pa|esl|r|ars
as| lor loo rucr ard oller v|o|erce |r relurr.
lr corc|us|or, Yasser Aralal proved lo oe a dec|s|ve persor |r r|s ao|||ly lo
rar|pu|ale olrers. wor|d's op|r|ors d|ller deperd|rg or Wro you are. le Was
seer oy Pa|esl|r|ar ard Araos a rero ol a Nal|ora| L|oeral|or slrugg|e, a|so
oy Arer|cars ard lsrae||s a pure lerror|sl lral rad ro roor |r r|s ||le lor
corpror|ses, |l Was Pa|esl|re or rolr|rg.

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