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==Early life==
==Early life==
As part of an effort to present himself to the world as the epitome of "Palestine", Arafat would often claim to have been born in Jerusalem (sometime he would identify Gaza as his place of birth). The truth of the matter is that he was born in Cairo, Egypt. Even in his later years his accent and dialect was typical of Egyptians rather than "Palestinians".<ref>[http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48909857.html - Aish]</ref>
As part of an effort to present himself to the world as the epitome of "Palestine", Arafat would often claim to have been born in Jerusalem (sometime he would identify Gaza as his place of birth). The truth of the matter is that he was born in Cairo, Egypt. Even in his later years his accent and dialect was typical of Egyptians rather than "Palestinians".<ref>[http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48909857.html - Yassir Arafat, 1929-2004], Aish,
Nov 10, 2004</ref>
In 1933 Arafat's mother died and he was sent to Jerusalem where he lived with his relatives until being called back into Cairo by his father in 1937. With the exception of the 1948 Israel's independence war (where he fought against the Jews alongside the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which he later joined in 1952<ref name="CBC">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/arafat_timeline.html Arafat timeline - CBC]</ref>), Arafat continued to live in Egypt<ref name="The Making of a Palestinian">{{cite book |last=Aburish |first=Said K. |title=From Defender to Dictator |year=1998 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |pages=13–18 |location=New York |isbn=1-58234-049-8 }}</ref> until 1956 when he moved to Kuwait.<ref name="CBC" />
In 1933 Arafat's mother died and he was sent to Jerusalem where he lived with his relatives until being called back into Cairo by his father in 1937. With the exception of the 1948 Israel's independence war (where he fought against the Jews alongside the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which he later joined in 1952<ref name="CBC">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/arafat_timeline.html Arafat timeline - CBC]</ref>), Arafat continued to live in Egypt<ref name="The Making of a Palestinian">{{cite book |last=Aburish |first=Said K. |title=From Defender to Dictator |year=1998 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |pages=13–18 |location=New York |isbn=1-58234-049-8 }}</ref> until 1956 when he moved to Kuwait.<ref name="CBC" />