Arafat

Sometimes hated and sometimes admired, manipulator, seducer, expert in communication, prize seducer, expert in communication, Nobel Peace Prize winner after having been a fierce warrior, Yasser Arafat is one of the most controversial politicians. None is placed today in such a delicate situation. From numerous interviews with Arafat himself, with his close relations and with all the major actors in the conflicts in the Middle East, from Hussein of Jordan to Hosni Mubarak via Hafez el-Assad, Janet and John Wallach explore both the life of the man and the context and the extent of his action. They shed new light on the role of the United States in the peace process, but also on Arafat’s youth and the way in which he finally renounced terrorism to accept the very existence of Israel. It is impossible to understand the Middle East without understanding Arafat.