French Call Arafat a ‘Resistance Hero’

43 percent of French participants in a public opinion survey conducted on November 5th and 6th for Liberation and Radio France Inter say they consider the Palestinian leader to be a resistance hero, while 27 percent consider him to be the leader of a terrorist movement.

10 percent felt that Arafat was both and 9 percent said he was neither. 12 percent felt Arafat holds the primary responsibility for violence in the Middle East while 35 percent think the primary responsibility belongs to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.