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Yasser Arafat
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  • A Lebanese girl in a keffiyeh in Beirut
    A Lebanese girl in a keffiyeh in Beirut
    Source: AFP
  • A young protester opposed to Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip carries a portrait of Yasser Arafat
    A young protester opposed to Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip ...
    Source: AFP
  • Fatah supporters rallying in Bethlehem
    Fatah supporters rallying in Bethlehem
    Source: AFP
  • Fatah supporters rallying in Bethlehem
    Fatah supporters rallying in Bethlehem
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  • A Palestinian police officer walks past a graffiti of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank
    A Palestinian police officer walks past a graffiti of late Palestinian ...
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    Yasser Arafat
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A Lebanese girl in a keffiyeh in Beirut
Yasser Arafat's Biography

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني‎, 24 August 1929–11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat (ياسر عرفات) or by his kunya Abu Ammar (أبو عمار), was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and leader of the Fatah political party, which he founded in 1959. Arafat spent much of his life fighting against Israel in the name of Palestinian self-determination. Originally opposed to Israel's existence, he modified his position in 1988 when he accepted UN Security Council Resolution 242.

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Yasser Arafat News Stories

  • News Source: Xinhuanet.com | about 3 hours ago
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    Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday called upon Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider his decision to retire from politics and to continue working for peace.     "We both signed the Oslo Accords, and I
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Yasser Arafat Blogs

  • Blog Source: irish4palestine.blogspot.com | 3 days ago
    Arafat accepted (yet due to poor English, used the word 'tourism' instead of 'terrorism'). Four hours later, unable to ignore his U-turn, the US announced that it was ready for talks with Yasser Arafat. On December 15, the next day, ...
  • Blog Source: kerussocharis.blogspot.com | 3 days ago
    Lydia pointed out that Dorothy Patterson's biographical sketch reveals she shared "a midnight banquet with Yasser Arafat in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces." Incredulous, I went and read the offical biography for myself, which further ...
  • Blog Source: muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com | 3 days ago
    If the issue of the settlements were so important, as the Palestinian leadership claims, why didn't Yasser Arafat and his advisors sign the Oslo Accords more than fifteen years ago without demanding that Israel first halt construction ...

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