Arafat lied when he said he wasn't a terrorist--Dahlan likes both terrorism and lying about it.

PMW Bulletin: PA's Dahlan: World recognizes our legal right to use terror (resistance), Arafat deceived the world - condemned terror while behind itby Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook Palestinian Media Watch
PA's Dahlan: Arafat deceived the world//Dahlan: "Arafat would condemn [terror] operations by day while at night he would do honorable things" ****N.B. the "honorable things" were terroristic.****Dahlan: "Resistance [terror] is our right, a legal right"
for Palestinians "in the proper place and at the proper time."PA (Fatah) Member of Parliament Muhammad Dahlan has publicly stated that Yasser Arafat was deceiving the world when he condemned Palestinian terror. Dahlan made these comments after defending the Palestinian Authority's "right" to use terror, and citing Arafat's behavior as an example:"Arafat would condemn [terror] operations by day while at night he would do honorable things."Dahlan said this in the context of defending the use of Palestinian terror, which he called a "legal right." He advocated that this "legal right" be implemented carefully "in the proper place and at the proper time," and only by the "leadership" of the PA.****N.B. Dahlan says terror is OK, even "legal", and doing it and lying about it is honorable.****
It is interesting to note that the forces that will be available to fight Israel, if and when the PA leadership decides the timing is right, are the soldiers being trained by US Lt. Gen. Dayton.
The strategy of engaging in a diplomatic process while continuing to embrace violence or planning to use it in the future is a common theme expressed by PA leaders.
Abbas himself told the Jordanian newspaper Al-Dustur last year that the PA was not involved in terror operations because it was "unable," but added that "in the future stages, things may be different."
"Now we are against armed conflict because we are unable. In the future
stages, things may be different. I was honored to be the one to shoot the
first bullet in 1965 [Fatah terror against Israel began in 1965], and having
taught resistance to many in this area and around the world, defining it and
when it is beneficial and when it is not... we had the honor of leading the
resistance. We taught everyone what resistance is, including the Hezbollah,
who were trained in our camps [i.e. PLO camps in the 60s]."
Neither Arafat nor PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas ever condemned terror because it is wrong, but only because it is ineffective or because it damages Palestinian interests.