Yasser Arafat

Guide Note:

Yasser Arafat was the long-time leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, an organization that called for the liberation and creation of a Palestinian State using the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Fast Facts:

1. Full Name: Muhammad Abdul Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini
2. Born: August 24, 1929
3. Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
4. Founder of the Fatah
5. Former President of the PLO
6. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
7. Died: November 11, 2004

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Yasser Arafat
2. Wikipedia: Yasser Arafat
3. NobelPrize.com: Yasser Arafat Biography
4. Guardian Unlimited: "Six Dead After Shootout at Arafat Rally" (November 12, 2007)
5. The Boston Globe: "Palestinians Unveil Arafat Mausoleum" (November 11, 2007) 
6. BBC News: Special Report: Death of Arafat (2004)
7. CNN.com: Yasser Arafat Special Report (2004)

Yasser Arafat Recent News

• Google News: Yasser Arafat
• Yahoo! News: Yasser Arafat
• Haaretz: "Mausoleum of Late Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Unveiled in Ramallah" (November 11, 2007)
• Telegraph: "Yasser Arafat Offered Leading Role in Jordan" (January 10, 2007)
• CBS News: 60 Minutes: Arafat's Billions (2003)

Yasser Arafat Background and Profiles

• Wikipedia: Yasser Arafat Early Life
• USAToday.com: Yasser Arafat Overview (w/video) (Time: 1:36)  
• The Washington Post: "Yasser Arafat 1929-2004" (2004)
• BBC Four: Yasser Arafat Profile (2004)
• CBC News: Indepth: Yasser Arafat (2004) 
• FoxNews.com: Timeline: Yasser Arafat (2004)

Yasser Arafat and the Fatah

• • Mahalo's Guide to the Fatah
• Wikipedia: Fatah
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Fatah  
• People's Daily: Background: Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah)
• Time: "Lebanon: Along the Arafat Trail" (1969) 

Yasser Arafat and the PLO

• Wikipedia: Palestinian Liberation Organization
• CNN: "Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat" (2001)
• Time: "The P.L.O.: Democracy Gone Wild" (1977) 
• Time: "Reality and a Right to Dream" (1976) 
• Time: "The Palestinians Become a Power" (1974) 

Yasser Arafat and the Nobel Peace Prize

• Wikipedia: Nobel Peace Prize | 1993 Oslo Accords
• Nobelprize.org: Nobel Peace Prize Press Release (1994)
• International Herald Tribune: "Miscalculating, Hamas Treads a Dangerous Path" (1994)  
• Time: "Murderers of Peace" (1994) 
• The Tech: "Middle East Coverage Slights Israeli Issues" (1994)
• The Harvard Crimson: "Peace Prize Goes to the Undeserving" (1994)

Yasser Arafat Obituaries

• New York Times: "Yasir Arafat, Father and Leader of Palestinian Nationalism, Dies at 75" (2004)
• CNN: "Leaders gather in Egypt for Arafat's funeral" (2004)  
• BBC: "Obituary: Yasser Arafat" (2004)
• Guardian Unlimited: "Obituary: Yasser Arafat" (2004)
• The Independent: "Obituary: Yasser Arafat" (2004) 

Yasser Arafat Blogs and Commentaries

• Daily Kos: Without Arafat, Wither Palestine?
• Michelle Malkin: Yearning for Yasser
• Salon.com: How Yasser Arafat will go down in History
• Salon.com: After Arafat
• Little Green Football: Closing In On The Culprits
• Slate Magazine: "Can Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize Be Revoked?" (2002)

Yasser Arafat Photos

• Google Image Search: Yasser Arafat
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• Live Search Images: Yasser Arafat
• Flickr: Yasser Arafat Photos
• WireImage: Yasser Arafat Photos

Yasser Arafat Videos

• YouTube & Google Video: Yasser Arafat Search
• Yahoo! Video: Yasser Arafat Search
• YouTube: Arafat's nephew speaks to Al Jazeera 11-Nov-07 (Time: 3:20)
• Google Video: Yasser Arafat's Funeral (Time: 3:48)
• YouTube: Yasser Arafat Memorial Rally Disruption (Time: 2:03)  

Yasser Arafat Criticism and Controversy

• Palestine Facts: "How did Yasser Arafat become involved with the PLO?"
• National Review Online: "The Father of Modern Terrorism" (2004)
• Tell The Children The Truth: Yasser Arafat, Hamas and Jihad Islami
• Jewish World Review: "They Never Forgot Thee, O Jerusalem" (2001)
• YouTube: Yasser Arafat in his own words (Time: 6:49)  

Yasser Arafat Timeline

• August 24, 1929: Born
• 1950: Graduated from the University of King Faud I
• 1952: Became President of the General Union of Palestinian Students
• 1958: Founded the Fatah group
• 1968: Led defensive forces during the battle of Karameh
• 1969: Becomes commander of the PLO at the Palestinian National Council
• 1974: Yasser Arafat speaks before the U.N. General Assembly
• 1987: The First Intifada takes place
• 1988: PLO proclaims an independent Palestinian State
• 1993: The Oslo Accords bring temporary peace
• 1994: Yasser Arafat shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Shimon Peres
• 2001: The Second Intifada takes place
• 2002: Amid claims of Yasser Arafat's monetary wealth, the IMF conducts an investigation
• November 11, 2004: Yasser Arafat dies in Paris, France

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