Leon Klinghoffer's Daughters' Letter to New York Times Editor on Arafat's Death

New York Times ^ | 11/12/04 | Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer

[wagglebee]

To the Editor:

Leon Klinghoffer, our father, was one innocent civilian among thousands who were murdered under the rule of Yasir Arafat and the P.L.O. As a family who has unfortunately been touched by Mr. Arafat's terrorism, we find that our only solace in his death is that he cannot kill anyone ever again.

It is mind-boggling that some would view him as a diplomat, martyr, hero and even a peacemaker. This is definitely not how we know him to be. To us, Mr. Arafat will always be a murderer and a terrorist; and one less terrorist on this earth is a good thing.

Lisa Klinghoffer
Ilsa Klinghoffer
New York, Nov. 12, 2004

[AirForceMom]

Maybe if it hadn't been tossed in Bush's face like it was, he might have said " God HELP his soul".

[Serious Capitalist]

Thank-you - It is sad to know that Arafat was the foreign leader who visited the Clinton Whitehouse most often. May he enjoy his time in hell.

[wagglebee]

Actually, there have been a few dictators that the leftists didn't like:
Battista (Cuba, overthrown by Castro in 1959)
The Somozas (Nicaragua, overthrown by the Soviet-backed Sandinistas in 1979)
The Shah of Iran (overthrown by Islamic Jihadist terrorists in 1979)

So, to the leftists credit, they do look at a dictator's politics before they endorse him.

[docbnj]

The Klinghoffer daughters are right, and they show courage and patience to write as they did.

When I see the mad Palestinian crowds around the coffin of their dead terrorist leader, I think that there is little chance of such a people becoming in any normal way civilized. It is best that Israel builds that wall strong and high, and that someone else build another one on the eastern side of the "Palestinian territory."

A warning to all: Please do not mention ever in my presence the "poor Palestinians." If they are poor, it is because they followed a leader who robbed them not only of billions of dollars, but of their humanity. Until they show signs of recovering, we never, never should allow any of their kind into this country.

[Jimmyclyde]

When I recall that Mr. Klinghoffer was a man confined to a wheelchair, vacationing on a cruise with his wife, and thrown overboard to drown and die WITH NO PROVOCATION

He was born a Jew, that was the only Provocation needed...

[ladyinred]

God Bless her!
I hared Jessie Hijackson speaking at Church on TV today with his money begging Rainbow Push regime. He was praising Arafat and wishing him to rest in peace with God. It was sickening.

[VOA]

The leftist press has shown more sorrow over Arafat's death than they did
with President Reagan.

The tantalizing aftermath of Arafat's exit is...was he actually gay and died of AIDS?

I've heard arguments pro and con on both issues, but can't tell where the truth lies.

All that being said, I've waited for some brave conservative graphic artist
to produce an Arafat "final portrait" with the table-cloth headcovering
with a pink-ting and a caption of "So Long, Suckers!" with him sitting on a
mountain of the money he pilfered.

[ErnBatavia]

I'm glad that these women had the courage to remind the New York Slimes that Arafat was a murdering terrorist thug

In the days before his temperature dropped, I was posting (only halfway in jest) that the NYT would headline the event:

"Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dies !"

[wagglebee]

It is sad to know that Arafat was the foreign leader who visited the Clinton Whitehouse most often.

My guess is that Arafat brought briefcases full of cash on every visit, but he would somehow "forget" to take them with him when he left.

And remember that the leftist UN was so enamored with this terrorist that he was permitted to address the General Assembly while wearing a loaded pistol!

[ContraryMary]

Brava! It's about time somebody pointed out what Arafat actually was.

[JudyinCanada]

with no provocation... Mr. Klinghoffer DID provoke...he carried his Jewish name. The "Arafat Orgy" just solidifies my belief that this world is upside down. God bless the Klinghoffer daughters. What a nightmare.

[Kaslin]

I don't think the Shah of Iran was a dictator

[Judith Anne]

Indeed; and now the Palestinians want tolerance...

Fat freaking chance. Any Palestinian who considers Arafat a hero and martyr has forfeited any right to ANY consideration. Palestinians will forever be anathema to me. They are disgusting.

[wagglebee]

The world gots it's first view of what Arafat was on September 5, 1972 at the Munich Olympics, though at the time Arafat's name wasn't well known it was within a few years.

[Castlebar]

When I recall that Mr. Klinghoffer was a man confined to a wheelchair, vacationing on a cruise with his wife, and thrown overboard to drown and die WITH NO PROVOCATION

He was born a Jew, that was the only Provocation needed...

He didn't drown. Yasser's heros shot him in the head - in view of his wife of 50 years - before they threw him overboard.

[wagglebee]

Are you serious? Run a search on SAVAK. The Shah was a great friend and supporter of the United States, but he was one of the most oppressive dictators ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK

[Diogenesis]

No-one will shed a tear for ANYONE associated New York Times.

[cubreporter]

Yes, and not they are talking about his death time being surpressed by the french. But I say: "Who cares when he died...as long as he died." That may sound cold but...ask the Klinghoffer daughters and all the other survivors of this evil TERRORIST. Arafat WAS a TERRORIST and one of the worst kind. I will pray for his soul cause he's gonna need it. i pray for his soul because I like to think I am a bigger and better person thatn this dead terrorist.

[CFC__VRWC]

In the days before his temperature dropped, I was posting (only halfway in jest) that the NYT would headline the event:

"Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dies !"

They may as well have. Their fawning haigiography to Arafart (disguised as an obituary) was one of the most sickening things I have ever read, especially when I remember the scorn and contempt and open sneering hatred they heaped on Ronald Reagan when they wrote his obit. I expect the Slimes will be turning Mo Dowd loose to shred the Klinghoffers any day now for having the temerity to speak out against the "Great Chairman Arafat."

[veronica]

God bless his soul.

Leon Klinghoffer, that is.