Agnes Callamard, the new head of Amnesty International, once declared that PLO chief Yasser Arafat was murdered, the Israelis did it, and President Shimon Peres admitted this. All of which are lies.
NYT Interview of Shimon Perres where he admits that Yasser Arafat was murdered. #Israel http://t.co/zdjdrjdN
— Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) January 12, 2013
On the contrary, the NYT interview which she cited says that Peres protected Arafat, and justified his peace negotiations with him. https://t.co/JxjjDOyUiI
Arafat died at age 75, in a French military hospital near Paris. A French inquiry found no evidence that he was “murdered.“ pic.twitter.com/NglMFP9ATk
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 11, 2021
On the contrary, the New York Times interview which she cited says that Peres protected Arafat, and justified his peace negotiations with him.
Arafat died at age 75, in a French military hospital near Paris. A French inquiry found no evidence that he was “murdered.”
UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer called on Callamard to apologize and to delete her false tweet.
