Yasser Arafat Politicians Politics Society and Culture Palestinian Territory

Information and opinion about Yasser Arafat, the first President of the Palestinian National Authority.

• CNN.com - Special Report: Yasser Arafat (1929 - 2004) - Retrospective of the President of Palestine includes a timeline, Palestine's history, quotations, photo gallery, audio and links to additional material.
  
• Washington Post - Yasser Arafat 1929-2004 - Review of his dream for self-determination and statehood for the Palestinian people, which he did not live to see. Includes narrated slide show, timeline, and discussions.
  
• Times Online - Life and Times of Yassir Arafat - Timeline of important events in the life of the Palestinian leader.
  
• Aljazeera.Net - Profile: President Yasir Arafat - Perspective from the Arab world on the Palestinian leader's life, especially his accomplishments.
  
• Wikipedia - Yasser Arafat - Includes hyperlinked encyclopedia entry includes his personal and political biography with quotes and bibliography.
  
• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Remarks by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat - Full transcript of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo on December 10, 1994.
  
• NobelPrize.org - Yasser Arafat - Official site of the Nobel Foundation presents a biography of the Palestine leader and his Nobel lecture, translated from the Arabic text by D. Karara. Includes bibliography.
  
• Encyclopaedia of the Orient - Yassir Arafat - A brief biography and timeline.
  
• Jewish Virtual Library - Yasser Arafat - Photograph and brief biography, from the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
  
• BBC News - Obituary: Yasser Arafat - Presents a collection of key stories, world reactions, analysis of Palestine's political future, a video look back and photo gallery.
  
• ABC News - Yasser Arafat Was Symbol of Palestinian Struggle - Provides biography of the one-time terrorist who became the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Links to other news, commentary and reactions to his death.
  
• Guardian Unlimited - Obituary: Yasser Arafat - Reviews of the Palestinian leader's life, focused on his relationships with the political leaders of Israel, the United States, and other Arab countries.
  
• Mahalo - Yasser Arafat - Fast facts and timeline along with informational and news media links about the long-time leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
  
• Intifada US - H.E. President Arafat Yasser - Supporter's site features a profile, speeches and questions and answers. Includes the history of Palestine, the apartheid wall, the intifada, UN Resolutions and how to be a peace partner.
  
• WRMEA.com - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat's First Appearance at the United Nations - Donald Neff writes on the 20th anniversary of Arafat's first appearance at the United Nations on November 13, 1974. Includes recommended reading list. From the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
  
• CBC News - Indepth: Middle East - Arafat Timeline - Offers a timeline of the major points in Yasser Arafat's life, from his birth in 1929 to his death in 2004.
  
• Haaretz - The Usual Suspect - Asks what Israel's generals will do without Arafat when they are forced to really handle the question of the territories, the borders, the refugees, the economy, the security.
  
  

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