Arafat, whose terrorism was directly responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent civilians in Israel, Jordan and Lebanon, was not just a close friend of Galloway but also his mentor and father-figure. Galloway even married Arafat's niece, making Galloway Arafat's nephew-by-marriage Arafat, who was responsible for creating modern methods of mass terrorism, had murdered thousands of Israelis, Jordanians, Americans, Christian Lebanese and his own people over several decades. He was best known for speaking peace in English while calling for Islamic Jihad (holy war) in Arabic, Arafat had walked away from a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Palestinians at Camp David. The Camp David Accords, which were coordinated by former US President Bill Clinton, would have provided the Palestinians with half of Jerusalem, 97 percent of the West Bank and all of Gaza. Arafat had clearly chosen terrorism and war over peace and prosperity for both Palestinians and Israelis. As of late September 2003, according to the head of Israeli military intelligence, orders for terrorist attacks were actually coming directly from Arafat's headquarters. As early as 1997, Arafat authorized Hamas and Islamic Jihad attacks; he formed an umbrella group together with these Islamists organizations called the "Nationalist and Islamic Forces" that coordinated attacks against Israel, during the recent intifada, under the leadership of Fatah. Arafat financed suicide bombings; he had paid operatives <b>...</b>