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Arafat was educated in Cairo but during his youth he spent his time in [[Jerusalem]] and later in [[Kuwait]].   

Arafat was educated in Cairo but during his youth he spent his time in [[Jerusalem]] and later in [[Kuwait]].   

After fighting armed Arab forces in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war Arafat entered into the Faud University and got his degree of engineering in 1956. Arafat also served in the Egyptian army during the [[Suez crisis|Suez campaign]] in 1956.  In 1958 he and some friends founded Al-Fatah, an underground network of secret cells. Arafat also served as chairman of the Palestine Student Federation. In 1964 Arafat became a full-time revolutionary, organising Al-Fatah raids into [[Israel]]. He traveled from country to country to promote the Palestinian cause. At the 1960's he was an organizer of terrorist attacks into [[Israel]] and made his headquarters in [[Lebanon]] after that until the Israeli invasion in the early 1980's.  During the 80s, Arafat received assistance from [[Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] (Saudi Arabia cut off all assistance in 1991 after Arafat openly supported Sadam Hussein in the Gulf War). In 1989, Arafat was elected president of Palestinian Liberation Organization by the Central Council of the [[Palestine National Council]] and on July 1st, 1994 returned to the [[Gaza Strip]] for the first time after a 27 year exile.

After fighting armed Arab forces in 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war Arafat entered into the Faud University and got his degree of engineering in 1956. Arafat also served in the Egyptian army during the [[Suez crisis|Suez campaign]] in 1956.  In 1958 he and some friends founded Al-Fatah, an underground network of secret cells. Arafat also served as chairman of the Palestine Student Federation. In 1964 Arafat became a full-time revolutionary, organising Al-Fatah raids into [[Israel]]. He traveled from country to country to promote the Palestinian cause. At the 1960's he was an organizer of terrorist attacks into [[Israel]] and made his headquarters in [[Lebanon]] after that until the Israeli invasion in the early 1980's.  During the 80s, Arafat received assistance from [[Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] (Saudi Arabia cut off all assistance in 1991 after Arafat openly supported [[Saddam Hussein]] in the Gulf War). In 1989, Arafat was elected president of Palestinian Liberation Organization by the Central Council of the [[Palestine National Council]] and on July 1st, 1994 returned to the [[Gaza Strip]] for the first time after a 27 year exile.