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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (687467)7/12/2019 8:09:39 PM
From: D. Long   of 794094
 
But this time, he came not to protest but to picnic with his wife and three children. He had served three terms in prison for his activities at the height of the protests. But now, at 33, he had a family and a job as a garbage collector.

“People want money to live, and permits,” he said, referring to the Israeli permits allowing laborers to work in Israel, where they can earn twice as much as they do in the Palestinian territories.

This is what happened to Black September. Arafat had a dilemma in what to do with these fanatics that served their purposes. So he gave them wives, homes and money. They had families, homes, money and jobs and that was the end of Black September terrorism.

theatlantic.com
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