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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 with the 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.

After fighting with the 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.

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"... the intifada (shaking) protest movement strengthened Arafat by directing world attention to the difficult plight of the Palestinians. In 1988 came a change of policy. In a speech at a special United Nations session held in Geneva, Switzerland, Arafat declared that the "Palestinian Liberation Organization" renounced terrorism and supported "the right of all parties concerned in the Middle East conflict to live in peace and security, including the state of Palestine, Israel and other neighbours". <ref> [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/arafat-bio.html Yasser Arafat, The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref>

"... the intifada (shaking) protest movement strengthened Arafat by directing world attention to the difficult plight of the Palestinians. In 1988 came a change of policy. In a speech at a special United Nations session held in Geneva, Switzerland, Arafat declared that the "Palestinian Liberation Organization" renounced terrorism and supported "the right of all parties concerned in the Middle East conflict to live in peace and security, including the state of Palestine, Israel and other neighbours". <ref> [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/arafat-bio.html Yasser Arafat, The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref>

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Arafat received in 1994 the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] together with [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]], allegedly because of the [[Oslo Accords]] of 1993.<ref> [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref> In 2001, Arafat paid $2,000 to the family of a Palestinian [[homicide bomber]] who attacked the beach front Dolphinarium dance club in [[Tel Aviv]], [[kill]]ing 21 [[people]], mostly teenagers. More than 120 people were injured. Arafat sent the terrorist’s father a letter praising his son’s murderous act.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40455 Documents show Arafat paid for disco bombing

Arafat received in 1994 the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] together with [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]], allegedly because of the [[Oslo Accords]] of 1993.<ref> [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref> In 2001, Arafat paid $2,000 to the family of a Palestinian [[homicide bomber]] who attacked the beach front Dolphinarium dance club in [[Tel Aviv]], [[kill]]ing 21 [[people]], mostly teenagers. More than 120 people were injured. Arafat sent the terrorist’s father a letter praising his son’s murderous act.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40455 Documents show Arafat paid for disco bombing

Sent thank-you note to family of terrorist who killed 21, injured 120], ''WorldNetDaily.com'' September 15, 2004.</ref>

Sent thank-you note to family of terrorist who killed 21, injured 120], ''WorldNetDaily.com'' September 15, 2004.</ref>

 

From December 2001 to April 2002 he was under house arrest in [[Ramallah]]. This gave Arafat the status of a living [[martyr]] for the Palestinian cause. In 2004, Arafat died at the French Percy Military Hospital in Clamart, near Paris. The cause of his illness is still unknown.  

From December 2001 to April 2002 he was under house arrest in [[Ramallah]]. This gave Arafat the status of a living [[martyr]] for the Palestinian cause. In 2004, Arafat died at the French Percy Military Hospital in Clamart, near Paris. The cause of his illness is still unknown.  

*''“I come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter’s gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”'' United Nations General Assembly, 1974.

''“I come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter’s gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”''  

United Nations General Assembly, 1974.  

*''In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate. But if the enemy incline toward peace, do thou also incline toward peace, and trust in God.'' Arafat Nobel Prize Speech <ref> [http://www.myisraelsource.com/content/arafatnobel Nobel Prize Speech] My Israel source </ref>

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==See also==

==See also==