Once an Arafat Man: The True Story of How a PLO Sniper Found a New Life

by Tass Saada, Dean Merrill (With)

Overview

At age 17, Palestinian Tass Saada ran away to become a PLO sniper, onetime chauffeur for Yasser Arafat, and a Muslim immersed in anti-Israeli activity. As a man he moved to America, started a family, and eventually became a Christian. Then he risked retribution as he returned home to share his faith with his family and former boss. Once an Arafat Man is a story of the ultimate triumph of love over hatred, of reconciliation over divisions. It’s a story that can inspire us all to overcome the conflicts in our own lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781414334448
Publisher:	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	297,807
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Note To The Reader xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Part 1 How I Learned To Hate

Chapter 1 The Second Batde Of Jericho 3

Chapter 2 The Making Of A Troublemaker 9

Chapter 3 A Cause Worth Fighting For 19

Chapter 4 Growing Up Fast 29

Chapter 5 Young Warrior 39

Chapter 6 Sidelined 51

Chapter 7 Stranger In A Strange Land 65

Chapter 8 Putting Down Roots 77

Chapter 9 A Slow Unraveling 87

Part 2 How I Learned To Love

Chapter 10 Surrender 103

Chapter 11 New Day 115

Chapter 12 Farming Lessons 125

Chapter 13 Living On The Edge 139

Chapter 14 Arafat Once More 157

Chapter 15 Showdown At The Airport 171

Chapter 16 Back To The Barricades 185

Chapter 17 Behind The Curtain 195

Part 3 Road Map To Reconciliation

Chapter 18 For The Middle East 205

Chapter 19 For Us Al 221

Notes 231

About The Author 233

Editorial Reviews

At age seventeen, Tass Saada was carrying a high-powered Simonov rifle. He had run away from home and become a PLO sniper and chauffeur for Arafat.
His experience growing up as a Palestinian refugee in Saudi Arabia had taught him to hate. And like many other Palestinians, he had his hatred—and his rifle—aimed squarely at Israel.
Tass Saada’s story could have ended tragically, another casualty of the centuries of hatred brewing in the Middle East. But Tass was destined for better things. His story will give you an intimate look at

• the world of Yasser Arafat;
• the life, struggles, and heart of a Palestinian refugee;
• a Muslim who converted to Christianity and faced retribution at the hands of his relatives; and
• the transformation of hatred into love and hope.

This is more than the story of a Palestinian refugee making something good of his life in America. It’s a story of the ultimate triumph of love over hatred, reconciliation over persistent divisions. It’s a story that can inspire us all to overcome the divisions and conflicts in our own lives.

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