I looked, but could not find the law passed by the new york city legislature that gives the mayor the right to ban Arafat from a public building.
But let me ask, if he was a flaming liberal who hated the war, and he threw Prime Minister Howard of Australia out of the theater, would you be praising it as the act of a strong leader?
You're kidding right.
It's a private event, sponsored by a private community organization, the New York City Host Committee.
He didn't invite representatives of the palestinian authority, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Yugoslavia, Libya, North Korea or Somalia.
His choice.
The palestinians showed up uninvited, they were shown the door.
You're suggesting that because Avery Fisher Hall is publicly owned, I'm taking your word for that, legislation is needed to bar non invitees from an event held there?
Even Clinton didn't go that far, he simply noted that Arafat was a positive force in the mideast and should have been invited. A position I presume you agree with, since you equate an Arafat invitation with a John Howard invitation.