Essay On Yasser Arafat

Akbarov Jahar
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Yasser Arafat Terrorist or Peacemaker. Yasser Arafat was one of the most discussed world leaders, not only when he was alive, but also after his death, the question: “Was Yasser Arafat terrorist or the messenger of worldwide peace?” has not found an appropriate answer yet. Some people, resources see him as the most dangerous muslim terrorist, for the others he was a leader whose aim was to bring the peace to the Middle East. Reading his biography, I saw, that Yasser Arafat lived very interesting, dangerous and full of roams life. The only fact, that during his life there were more than 15 attempts of killing him makes people amazed.

Actually it refers to the 80-90th period of his life. The first step was done 1974, when Yasser Arafat established a program towards the peace with Israel, so the image of Yasser Arafat in the world changed . In 1976 he was allowed to make a speech in UN, and after this he was greeted as a leader of PLO. In his speech he said “I came here having the branch of olive in one hand, and having the gun in another. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand”. Saying that, he wanted to show that he is ready for consultations about the palestinian problem, but at the same time it does not mean that he gives up. The same year, more than 100 countries recognized Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), led by Yasser Arafat. Yasser Arafat always mentioned the importance of Israelite-Palestine meetings, and the peace can be negotiated without war. As evidence, the numerous meetings between Yasser Arafat and members of Israelite government. Finally, in 1994 Yasser Arafat got The Nobel Peace Prize for “the efforts to create peace in the Middle East”. Until his death, being leader of PLO, he put big efforts in order to have peace in this region and it was highly appreciated by the world