Qassem, the first man to officially declare his desire to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority is a die-hard Missouri Tigers basketball fan who does not condemn suicide bombing attacks on Israeli civilians.

• 第一个公开宣称想要接替阿拉法特担任巴勒斯坦国总统的卡西姆是一名密苏里"老虎队"的铁杆篮球迷，这个人对向以色列平民实施的自杀性炸弹袭击并不抱谴责态度。