Palestinian political leader mentioned in the context of world leaders being photographed with open-mouthed grins, suggesting a lack of dignity in politics
"I remember the moment I lost all interest in / respect of politics when I went on a date with this girl who was a hostess but somehow got a temp job at the u.n. and said she had a picture with arafat. I thought she was kidding, but she showed me a bunch of selfies with arafat, bush, john kerry, zapa"