Yaser Arafat

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Fifteen years later, Arafat is sorely missed

When Arafat passed away, an airport funeral procession was held in Paris and Cairo while the body was flown by a Jordanian military helicopter to Ramallah
While Palestinians look forward to a new generation of leaders, questions continue to dog the Palestinian leadership as to the circumstances behind Arafat’s untimely death

By Daoud Kuttab · 12 November 2019