The incident caused an uproar. Former mayor Ed Koch declared that "Giuliani has behavioral problems," and the Clinton administration was angered at Giuliani's boldness. Giuliani, however, was not swayed. "My only regret," he told an aide, "was that I didn't throw him out myself." Actions like this earned Giuliani the ire of Democrats everywhere in the '90s. Don't forget about Castro.
Both Arafat and Castro were banned by Rudy from city functions during the U.N. special summit in Sep. 2000.
Both were banned from a dinner at the Workd Financial Center and a concert at Lincoln Center.