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Controversy surrounding death edit
There "was" very clear controversy around his death, and this continues in the minds of his supporters, which should be noted in the introductory paragraph, as most readers do not read the whole article and will gain from just having another few words added to the sentence on his death - as there is no shortage of authoritative sources on the fact that there was controversy, and that sheds light on current events: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26707208/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26856052/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24838061 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/06/yasser-arafat-poisoned-polonium-tests-scientists https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-arafat-idUSBRE9A50S520131106 https://abcnews.go.com/International/yasser-arafat-poisoned-forensics-report/story?id=20806963 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna53482635 https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/arafat-exhumed-in-poisoning-probe/5672.article
Palestinian parents edit
The article says Arafat was born in Egypt but to Palestinian parents – what does it mean when back then a Palestinian simply was a resident of mandatory Palestine whereas Arafat's parents lived in Egypt? Before the establishment of the mandate, there wasn't even a political unit called Palestine but only some districts within (and one, the district of Jerusalem, even outside) the Ottoman province of Syria, so there were some Arabs and fewer Jews but no Palestinians back then. Slow Phil (talk) 20:31, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Sie können den Sand ficken . 2.88.121.174 (talk) 15:35, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
- gehen . 2.88.121.174 (talk) 15:48, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
Controversy surrounding sexuality edit
Why were the references to Arafat's alleged bisexuality left out of this article? There are multiple sources online that mention this; One of the most important ones being the memoirs of Ion Mihai Pacepa (the former head of Romanian intelligence and the highest-ranking intelligence officer to have defected from the Soviet Union) - see Disinformation_(book) and Red Horizons. It is relevant given the indications that he might have died of AIDS. I can only surmise that it was left out as it is "taboo", which is a sad statement on Wikipedia in 2024... At the very least it should have been mentioned. https://www.out.com/entertainment/2007/07/29/was-arafat-gay?page=1748 https://www.haaretz.com/2007-08-13/ty-article/was-arafat-hiv-positive/0000017f-e5f4-dc7e-adff-f5fd5c310000 Parashblisus168 (talk) 10:04, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 April 2024 edit
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Yasser Arafat was born on August 4th 1929 2.108.209.97 (talk) 22:09, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jamedeus (talk) 00:30, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Son of Yasser afita edit
Where is his son today 2601:680:C900:9DA0:496C:ABD2:780B:36C (talk) 18:34, 28 April 2024 (UTC)