- Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
Following the defeat of Arab forces, Arafat returned to Cairo and served as president of the General Union of Palestinian Students from 1952 to 1956 In the latter part of the 1950s, Arafat co-founded Fatah, a paramilitary organization which sought Israel's replacement with a Palestinian state
- Yasser Arafat | Biography, History, Facts | Britannica
Yasser Arafat was the first president of the Palestinian Authority (1996–2004), chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and leader of Fatah In 1993 he led the PLO to a historic peace agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Israeli government
- Yasser Arafat – Biographical - NobelPrize. org
Arafat developed the PLO into a state within the state of Jordan with its own military forces King Hussein of Jordan, disturbed by its guerrilla attacks on Israel and other violent methods, eventually expelled the PLO from his country
- ARAFAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
2 meanings: a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj Also called: Click for more definitions
- Yasser Arafats attacks on Israel ensured no future Palestinian state . . .
Arafat left a chaotic and corrupt PA in the hands of Mahmoud Abbas Handed a potential win through Disengagement, Abbas fumbled and let Hamas win Palestinian elections
- Yasser Arafaft: Biography, Palestinian Political Leader, Facts
Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and first President of the Palestinian National Authority
- The complicated legacy of Yasser Arafat - Middle East Eye
Arafat died on 11 November 2004 in disputed circumstances, after embodying the Palestinian struggle for self-determination for more than 40 years
- Yasser Arafat biography. Leader of the Palestine Liberation . . .
Arafat's legacy remains complex and controversial, as he was both praised as a peacemaker and denounced as a terrorist Regardless, his role as the leading figure in the Palestinian struggle for independence left an indelible mark on history
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