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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-08-21-arafat_x.htm
Arafat's Gaza Legacy
(USA Today) Editorial - Seizing the opportunity requires Palestinians now to overcome a fundamental challenge: finally parting ways with Arafat. His pernicious and schizophrenic legacy still grips and defines them. Arafat's government, the Palestinian Authority, was riddled with corruption and nepotism. Sneakily, even as he promised peace, he encouraged both terrorism and the goal of destroying Israel. Palestinians can't have it both ways.