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FIRST-PERSON: Tributes to Arafat short on truth
Israel
1970-2004

Excerpt:
The Achille Lauro hijacking of a cruise ship in October 1985, in which wheelchair-bound Leon Klinghoffer, 69, was shot and thrown overboard. Israeli intelligence later showed that the terrorists had been in contact with a Palestinian operative in Genoa, who in turn was in touch with PLO headquarters, then located in Tunis, for final instructions.

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Riots in Bethlehem (1999)
Bethlehem
October 25,27, 1999

Excerpt:
Tzion Levy, a 78-year-old professional driver, realized he was most fortunate. On Monday, he narrowly escaped a lynching attack in the PLO Authority (PA) autonomous city of Bethlehem.Levy was driving in Bethlehem in the course of his job when he suddenly heard the local Arab population begin to shout, "He is a Jew! Kill him!" Levy told police that before he had a chance to react the locals began to bombard his van with stones. Nevertheless, the elderly driver did not lose his cool and he managed to escape the angry mob, without serious injury. He then drove to the nearby IDF checkpoint where he received medical treatment.