From correspondents in Ramallah
November 10, 2008 10:09pm
FORMER Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died four years ago this week, was poisoned by Israel, a relative says.
"Every day there are statements and clues about the elimination of Arafat and every day we draw closer to the poisoning theory," Nasser al-Qidwa, a nephew of the late Palestinian leader, said.
"In a year or two, the nature of the poison administered to Yasser Arafat and the procedure used will be known,'' said Mr Qidwa, who heads the Yasser Arafat foundation.
"In any case, Israel is responsible for his death. There were preparations to get rid of the political leadership of the Palestinian people."
The precise cause of Yasser Arafat's death on November 11, 2004 remains unknown, but several Palestinian leaders are convinced he was poisoned by Israel, which emphatically denies the claim.
Thousands of people are expected to take part in ceremonies to mark the fourth anniversary of his death in the West Bank city of Ramallah tomorrow.
November 10, 2008 10:09pm
FORMER Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died four years ago this week, was poisoned by Israel, a relative says.
"Every day there are statements and clues about the elimination of Arafat and every day we draw closer to the poisoning theory," Nasser al-Qidwa, a nephew of the late Palestinian leader, said.
"In a year or two, the nature of the poison administered to Yasser Arafat and the procedure used will be known,'' said Mr Qidwa, who heads the Yasser Arafat foundation.
"In any case, Israel is responsible for his death. There were preparations to get rid of the political leadership of the Palestinian people."
The precise cause of Yasser Arafat's death on November 11, 2004 remains unknown, but several Palestinian leaders are convinced he was poisoned by Israel, which emphatically denies the claim.
Thousands of people are expected to take part in ceremonies to mark the fourth anniversary of his death in the West Bank city of Ramallah tomorrow.
Source: Adelaide Now
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