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In a 1988 press conference in Geneva Arafat made statements renouncing terrorism and embracing Israel’s right to exist.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign%20Relations/Israels%20Foreign%20Relations%20since%201947/1984-1988/419%20Statement%20by%20Yasser%20Arafat-%2014%20December%201988 Statement by Yasser Arafat, 14 December 1988]</ref> However, the statements he and other members of the "Palestinian" leadership made when speaking toward Arab and Muslim audiences were very different. In the very same year when Arafat supposedly accepted Israel’s right to exist, his deputy Salah Khalaf expressed his commitment to the phased strategy: "This is a state for the coming generations. At first, [the Palestinian state] would be small ... [But] God willing, it would expand eastward, westward, northward, and southward ... [True,] I [once] wanted all of Palestine all at once. But I was a fool. Yes, I am interested in the liberation of Palestine, but the question is how. And the answer is Step by step."<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/arab-israeli-conflict-the-lesser-evil-1.6721 Arab-Israeli Conflict/The lesser evil - Haaretz]</ref> Until the end of his life, Arafat and his entourage played a game of doublespeak, expressing support for peace and coexistence when speaking to Israeli and western audiences while calling for terrorism and Israel’s destruction when speaking to Arabs and Muslims.<ref name="Karsh" />

In a 1988 press conference in Geneva Arafat made statements renouncing terrorism and embracing Israel’s right to exist.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Foreign%20Relations/Israels%20Foreign%20Relations%20since%201947/1984-1988/419%20Statement%20by%20Yasser%20Arafat-%2014%20December%201988 Statement by Yasser Arafat, 14 December 1988]</ref> However, the statements he and other members of the "Palestinian" leadership made when speaking toward Arab and Muslim audiences were very different. In the very same year when Arafat supposedly accepted Israel’s right to exist, his deputy Salah Khalaf expressed his commitment to the phased strategy: "This is a state for the coming generations. At first, [the Palestinian state] would be small ... [But] God willing, it would expand eastward, westward, northward, and southward ... [True,] I [once] wanted all of Palestine all at once. But I was a fool. Yes, I am interested in the liberation of Palestine, but the question is how. And the answer is Step by step."<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/arab-israeli-conflict-the-lesser-evil-1.6721 Arab-Israeli Conflict/The lesser evil - Haaretz]</ref> Until the end of his life, Arafat and his entourage played a game of doublespeak, expressing support for peace and coexistence when speaking to Israeli and western audiences while calling for terrorism and Israel’s destruction when speaking to Arabs and Muslims.<ref name="Karsh" />

While Arafat tried to present himself as a moderate, the actions of the PLO under his command said otherwise. In 1990 the Palestinian Liberation Front, a faction of the PLO, tried to launch a terrorist attack on Israel’s beaches.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/31/world/israel-reports-foiling-speedboat-attack-on-beach.html Israel Reports Foiling Speedboat Attack on Beach – New York Times]</ref> Arafat and the PLO leadership refused to condemn the attack or take action against the Palestinian Liberation Front.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/03/world/plo-rejects-us-demand-on-israel-raid.html?src=pm P.L.O. Rejects U.S. Demand on Israel Raid]</ref>

While Arafat tried to present himself as a moderate, the actions of the PLO under his command said otherwise. In 1990 the Palestinian Liberation Front, a faction of the PLO, tried to launch a terrorist attack on Israel’s beaches.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/31/world/israel-reports-foiling-speedboat-attack-on-beach.html Israel Reports Foiling Speedboat Attack on Beach – New York Times]</ref> Arafat and the PLO leadership refused to condemn the attack or take action against the Palestinian Liberation Front.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/03/world/plo-rejects-us-demand-on-israel-raid.html?src=pm P.L.O. Rejects U.S. Demand on Israel Raid]</ref>

In what should have convinced everybody that the "Palestinian" terrorist hasn’t changed, Arafat gave his support for the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1991-03-02/news/25789801_1_hawalli-plo-officials-palestine-liberation-organization Fearful Palestinians In Kuwait Criticize Arafat]</ref>

In what should have convinced everybody that the "Palestinian" terrorist hasn’t changed, Arafat gave his support for the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1991-03-02/news/25789801_1_hawalli-plo-officials-palestine-liberation-organization Fearful Palestinians In Kuwait Criticize Arafat]</ref>

Arafat remained single until marrying Suha Arafat (born Suha Tawil) in 1990, when he was 61. During most of their marriage, Arafat lived separately from Suha and their (supposedly) shared daughter Zahwa.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3965541.stm Suah Arafat - BBC]</ref><ref>[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,781566,00.html A Life in Retrospect: Yasser Arafat – Time magazine]</ref>

Arafat remained single until marrying Suha Arafat (born Suha Tawil) in 1990, when he was 61. During most of their marriage, Arafat lived separately from Suha and their (supposedly) shared daughter Zahwa.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3965541.stm Suah Arafat - BBC]</ref><ref>[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,781566,00.html A Life in Retrospect: Yasser Arafat – Time magazine]</ref>

His marriage to Suha might have been a cover to hide his true sexual leanings. Ion Mihai Pacepa, former head of the Romanian intelligence, has written that Arafat started to have sex with other men already as a teenager.<ref>[http://www.betar.co.uk/articles/betar1064312492.php Outing Arafat – Joseph Farah]</ref> Former [[Democrat Party]] chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] has also said that during a 2000 dinner in Washington Arafat repeatedly rubbed his leg under the table.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/us/politics/06mcauliffe.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin Goal Is to Look Good, Writer of Democratic Memoir Admits]</ref> According to former [[National Security Agency]] analyst James J. Welsh, some of Arafat’s homosexual liaisons were with boys as young as 13.<ref name="AIDS" />

His marriage to Suha might have been a cover to hide his true sexual leanings. Ion Mihai Pacepa, former head of the Romanian intelligence, has written that Arafat started to have sex with other men already as a teenager.<ref>[http://www.betar.co.uk/articles/betar1064312492.php Outing Arafat – Joseph Farah]</ref> Former [[Democrat Party]] chairman [[Terry McAuliffe]] has also said that during a 2000 dinner in Washington Arafat repeatedly rubbed his leg under the table.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/us/politics/06mcauliffe.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin Goal Is to Look Good, Writer of Democratic Memoir Admits]</ref> According to former [[National Security Agency]] analyst James J. Welsh, some of Arafat’s homosexual liaisons were with boys as young as 13.<ref name="AIDS" />

These allegations, along with the fact Arafat spent most of his time apart from his wife, raise serious questions about the parentage of his supposed daughter.

These allegations, along with the fact Arafat spent most of his time apart from his wife, raise serious questions about the parentage of his supposed daughter.