Arafat

Résumé du livre

This study researched the conventional wisdom that Yasser Arafat was an obstacle to peace because of his failures at stopping terrorism during the Oslo period, from 1993 to 2000. That consensus existed throughout the Oslo period as Arafat grappled with Palestinian terrorism and violence, but became especially voracious after the failure of Camp David II and the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000. A literature survey was conducted to evaluate Arafat's obligations to resist terrorism, his successes and failures, and mitigating circumstances on his success or failure. The results belied the conventional wisdom. Arafat was remarkably successful at combating terrorism during Oslo. To the degree that Arafat failed, it was unilateral Israeli actions, intransigence, and failure to act in good faith that consistently undermined Arafat's position and led directly to Oslo's failure.