yasser arafat

Yasser Arafat died in 2004 at age 75. According to some sources, he had been in reasonably good health, when he abruptly took a turn for the worse and died. Rumors circulated that Arafat had met with foul play. Suspicion quickly fell upon Israel, perhaps due to certain government sources...

Photo: Yasir Arafat Would the Palestinian's have been better off with him in charge? Would the Israeli's have been better off with him in power? I think the answer to both questions is yes, if you look at it from the perspective of the past few years. ----- Note: This photo is not from The...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNCV33i9Caw&mode=related&search= Totally reminds me of the nazis and their Hitler Youth Movement.

Sharon and Abbas getting along famously. CNN - Erakat: Israel, Palestinians to announce cease fire. Does that prove that it was Arafat's fault all along? Discuss...

Move over Elvis and JFK: http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=11424

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=19521 This is the AIDS related excerpt from the article at the above website url. Uncertainties after Arafat loom over hopes for Mideast peace Nov 11, 2004 By Art Toalston WASHINGTON (BP)—BP NEWS postScript: NY Post ("A Grave Case of Coverup"-Page 9)...

Are the Palestinian people once again going to sabotage a rare moment that could provide them with a chance for Statehood and peace? All because of some stupid rumor? When his French ( no friend of Israel) doctors categorically deny poison as a cause of death? Damn it , it reminders me of...

I was on my way to lunch today and tuned into the sultan of vicodin, Rush Limbaugh. In his opening statements he toyed with the theory that arafat isn't dead at but still alive and planning more terrorist attacks. After all the bashing I've done lately of DU and the fringe left, I thought it...

Interesting. But not suprising.

My opinion about Robert Fisk doesn't change of course. He is a dirty scum that built his european career by publishing anti-israeli crap but I agree with this article. The link I post doesn't belong to " The Independant" so I believe that by posting here the whole article doesn't constitute a...

How about some speculation of what will be in the Arab press when Arafat finally succumbs to his mysterious illness? Of course the Israelis and the CIA did him in with their superpowers; but how?

It is now 3:30 GMT. I vote for Sun, Nov 7th at 2:00 GMT.

The Palestinians, of course, say Jerusalem.

Looks like Yassir is cashing in his chips. Who is the real number two who will take over the PLO, and what is his character, beliefs. etc? Does anyone know?

Gravity....I wonder if that's that's dragging his sorry a$$ down to hell ??? http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1616207,00.html

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/14503122?source=TiL&ct=5 Now there's a reason to have hope for the peace process! :big:

What does that mean for Israel, America and the world if he dies? Talk about your October surprise.

Arafat in ‘critical condition’ http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=4101 Reuters: Leaders summoned compound - crowds gather http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6634275 Can you hear the hissing of the power vacuum?

From Yahoo and AP:

From the "Jerusalem Post": Thousands of Palestinians converged Saturday on the Ramallah compound of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat to express their support for him following new threats against his life by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ... Jibril Rajoub, Arafat's national...

The excepted wisdom is that Arafat turned down a sweet deal from Barak. Yet I've never seen a news report that defined the offer precisely, which in and of itself strikes me as odd. Are the details known to the public? varwoche

This is a poll.

I apologize if this story was covered in February when the list of the richest royalty, rulers, and despots was first released by Forbes. Sixty Minutes covered the story last night. Forbes story (click on additional link) BBC also covered the story this weekend Other sources estimate his...

Enough. Fine with me.

The issue of expelling Arafat from Palestine is coming to a head (article), since now a majority of Israel's security cabinet favors it. Sharon hasn't moved on it because the U.S. opposes the move. What do you think? Does expelling Arafat "get [them] out of the current cycle of violence," as...

"RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, increasingly unpopular and worn out by a power struggle with Yasser Arafat (news - web sites), submitted his resignation Saturday, dealing a serious blow to a U.S.-backed peace plan."...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/index.html JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat said Wednesday the authority is committed to a cease-fire with Israel and urged all Palestinian groups to renew their commitment to it as well. In a statement issued...

http://www.rr.com/v5/2/news/frame/0,2331,,00.html?90~ap~1~9000_420908 ..full article I wonder how many of our resident jew-haters will take this into account next time they criticize Sharon.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/21/palestinian.primeminister/index.html How long has Abu Mazen been on the job? And he is already ready to quit, and has refused to meet with Arafat any more. And he was hand picked by Arafat for the job! Took Israel a few years before they refused to...

Got this e-mail today. Thought it was timely: Top ten reasons why Arafat sould be next prime minister of Israel: 10 - World famous personality 9 - 1994 Nobel peace prize winner 8 - He fought in all of Israel's wars 7 - He won't draft the ultra religious to the Israeli army 6 - Has the...