An Eye-Opener

Earlier this year the leader of the Palestinians died. His name: Yasser Arafat. This story is not of any particular importance but maybe it is, considering the fact that Christmas is less than a day away. People all over are celebrating winter holidays: Kwanzaa, Chanukhah, Christmas, etc. This should not be a time for religious sects to become further divided. Perhaps, if I turn your attention to this story you might think a little differently about a man who had been misinterpreted while living. Many thought him to be a terrorist. I see Yasser Arafat as a person who simply struggled to gain control of his people.

FROM THE INDIAN EXPRESS

A business magazine revealed on Wednesday that the late Yasser Arafat’s investments in US companies included $1.3 million in the New York company that owns Strike Bethesda and three other bowling alleys.

Strike Bethesda is a bowling alley that often holds Jewsish bar mitzvahs and "coming-of-age" ceremonies known as bat mitzvahs for Jews. The money is believed to have been invested by the Palestine Commercial Services Co. While some Jews have taken offense, I simply say think of what this could mean for the future of the Middle East. Christmas is all about peace on Earth. Amazingly, I think this finding holds a lot of significance for the Palestinians. It means Arafat was not out to harm the Israelis. It means that perhaps peace meetings with another Palestinian leader and the leader of the Israelis can resume. And for the world, if those two stopped fighting so much, I think things would definitely be better.