Israel/Gaza - Arafat's Condolences Over Rabin

(10 Nov 1995) T/I: 10:06:10
In his first visit to Israel since 1967, PLO Chairman Yasser
Arafat called on the widow of Yitzhak Rabin on Thursday night
(9/11) to offer his condolences over her husband's assassination.
Flown into Israel aboard a helicopter, the Palestinian leader
hailed his late peace partner as "a courageous man." On Friday,
Israeli newspapers featured front page photographs of Arafat,
without his traditional Arabic head-dress, alongside Leah Rabin,
drinking coffee against a background of flowers.
SHOWS:
ISRAEL/GAZA 9-10/11
ISRAEL 10/11
Various of of newspapoer photograph in Friday press showing PLO
Chairman, Yasser Arafat, meeting Rabin's widow, Leah. Arafat
appears without his usual head dress as a sign of mourning.
GAZA 9/11
Arafat SOT making statement in English commenting on his visit to
Leah Rabin, saying that he was unable to attend Rabin's funeral,
so he went to pay his condolences to Mrs. Rabin. He says that he
told Mrs. Rabin her husband was a brave man and had helped to
make peace of the brave and Rabin's widow said Rabin's death would
make her and the Israeli people more determined to press on with
peace
Arafat's car driving away
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