Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat visited the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam. “This story is not to be repeated for our children or their children,” Arafat said after the visit, referring to Palestinian and Israeli youths. Asked if he were touched by what he saw in the Frank home, he replied, “No doubt.”
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