(Daily Star-Lebanon) Hussein Ibish- A leading Palestinian-American activist, Ziad Asali, president of the American Task Force on Palestine and former president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, condemned Arafat at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington Tuesday. Asali suggested that an honorable way for Arafat to step into a ceremonial post "like the Queen of Britain, without governing authority" should be found. He said that in the past Arafat "knew what the Palestinians wanted, but what they need now is a leader who understands not only the Palestinian people but also the world around them."
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