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Hanan Ashrawi on Fostering Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Hanan Mikhail-Ashrwai, former spokesperson for the PLO from 1991 to 1993. Ashrawi was the chief spokesperson for the Palestinian delegation at the Middle East peace negotiations. There are two books about her life and her role in the peace process: her personal account, This Side of Peace, and A Voice of Reason: Hanan Ashrawi and Peace in the Middle East by Barbara Victor.

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Other segments from the episode on May 9, 1995

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 9, 1995: Interview with Hanan Ashrawi; Interview with Richard Price; Review of Sue Miller's novel "The Distinguished Guest."

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