-Caveat Lector- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Arafat is an Egyptian Arab, not a "Palestinian"! Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:23:00 -0500 From: Nurev Ind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: Nurev Independent Research
From: David George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> re: Newsweek 2002/01/28: "Still Fighting, Still Confident" http://www.msnbc.com/news/690871.asp ______________________________________________________________ Arafat's claim that the disputed territories of the West Bank are "my land" is outrageous! Please update your website and publish a correction in the next issue of Newsweek magazine immediately to reflect the documented fact that Arafat is an Egyptian Arab, not a "Palestinian"! Arafat has rewritten his own history, not to mention that of the Jewish people's 3500 year presence and intimate spiritual connection to Jerusalem and the Land of Israel (including the disputed territories!). Arafat's countless lies to the contrary notwithstanding, he was born in Cairo on August 4, 1929, as attested to by his actual birth certificate, found in Cairo by French biographers, Christophe Boltanski and Jihan El-Tahri (and documented in their 1997 book, "Les sept vies de Yasser Arafat"). As clearly explained by Middle East expert Dr. Daniel Pipes, Arafat "lived in Cairo until the age of 28 and identified as an Egyptian. His first political affiliation was an Egyptian student organization closed to Palestinians. He fought for an Egyptian group against Israel in 1948-49 and subsequently served in the Egyptian military. He first traveled to Moscow, in 1968, on an Egyptian passport. Arafat all his life has spoken Arabic like an Egyptian, something that has sometimes impeded his career; on first encountering him in 1967, a biographer recounts, "West Bankers did not like his Egyptian accent and ways and found them alien." Even the BBC - a notoriously pro-Arab media outlet - unambiguously states the fact that "From his earliest days, Arafat has indulged in exaggeration and the weaving of myths about his life, insisting, for example, that he was born in Jerusalem even though his birth, in 1929, is clearly recorded in Egypt." I urgently request that you update your website and your magazine to reflect the facts rather than Arafat's lies. Respectfully, David George 212-894-3750 x8909 REFERENCES: =========== * Daniel Pipes: "A Good Career Move", The Jerusalem Post, 1999/09/07 http://www.danielpipes.org/articles/19990907.shtml * BBC News, 2000/11/29, "Arafat: Flawed Symbol of Palestine", by Gerald Butt, (paste these 2 lines together in your browser:) http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israe l_and_the_palestinians/profiles/newsid_87000/87713.stm <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
