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1. Remembering Yasser Arafat.

Author

Lerner, Michael

Subjects
*PALESTINIANS, *TERRORISM, *NATIONALISM, *LEADERSHIP, *INTERNATIONAL relations
Abstract

Pays tribute to the late Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) founder Yasser Arafat. Role of the PLO in the modern practice of terrorism and national consciousness of the Palestinians; Factors that contributed to the failure of Arafat in using the power given by Israel to govern the Occupied Territories to eliminate terrorist groups within the Palestinian society; Impact of the death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Arafat and on the Palestinians.

Published
2005

2. Arafat long ago lost his allure among his people.

Author

Usher, Graham

Subjects
*ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993-, *SUICIDE bombings, *NATIONALISM, *POLITICAL leadership, *INTERNATIONAL conflict, *MILITARY occupation
Abstract

Focuses on the political leadership of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Reference to a suicide bombing by a Palestinian in Israel on November 1, 2004; Report that Arafat was flown to Paris, France, due to illness; Hope of Israelis that the death of Arafat would lead to renewed peace negotiations with Palestine; Possibility that Arafat's successor will be a nationalist or an Islamist militiaman; Killings of Palestinians by Israelis in the occupied territories; Failure of Arafat to provide Palestinians with protection; Discussion of the impending removal of Israelis from Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.

Published
2004

3. Aides Seeking Arafat Burial In West Bank.

Author

Sciolino, Elaine

Subjects
*DEATH, *INTERMENT, *FUNERALS, *NATIONALISM, *MANNERS & customs, *RITES & ceremonies, *BEREAVEMENT, *DEAD
Abstract

Mentions how Palestinian officials have asked the permission of the Israeli government for permission to bury Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat at his headquarters in Ramallah. Refusal by Israel to allow Arafat's preference for a burial in Jerusalem; Decision for Arafat to be buried in his battered headquarters of the Muquta, a place which is symbolic of Palestinian nationalism and steadfastness; Response from the U.S. government to support the Palestinian request to bury Arafat in Ramallah; Efforts of Israelis to avoid unrest in the Palestinian territories despite their wish for Arafat to be buried in Gaza where his brother and sister are buried; Consideration of how doctors are unable to discover the underlying cause as to why Arafat's condition has worsened so suddenly.

Published
2004

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