Omaha World Herald · 29 November 1984
CP-1984-033
Televised Debate Is Morale Booster For Palestinians
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Arafat swamped by supporters... He changed his mind about resigning. Televised Debate Is Morale Booster For Palestinians The Washington Post Laban said he had been struck by the council's freewheeling debate, Dheisheh Refugee Camp.
Israeli- the sight of "Palestinian democ- Occupied West Bank - The Pales- racy " in action. tine National Council, in a nightly *I always heard about it, but I performance of political speeches never saw it," he said.
"I touched and debate, is playing to rapt au- this democracy through the televi- diences at this refugee camp south sion." of Bethlehem and all across the Is- Abu Laban and Ismail Afandi raeli-occupied West Bank. laughed When they recalled the Through television, the Palestini- scene of Arafat being told to wait his ans of the West Bank have been able turn to speak by the presiding of- most of them for the first to see. ficer and described it as
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"Televised Debate Is Morale Booster For Palestinians," Omaha World Herald, 29 November 1984. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1984-033. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1984-033
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