http://www.islamonline.org/English/News/2004-11/11/article01.shtml
Arafat has been the symbol of Palestinian aspirations for independence
RAMALLAH/PARIS – Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was officially declared dead on Thursday, November 11.
“Our president, our leader, the holder of the flag to the new future, brother Yasser Arafat, passed away at 4:30 this morning (0230 GMT),” Tayeb Abdelrahim, head of Arafat