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Additional Reading

Arafat’s life and achievements are chronicled in Andrew Gowers and Tony Walker, Arafat: The Biography (2005); Amnon Kapeliouk, Arafat l’irréductible (2004); Judith Colp Rubin, Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography (2003); Saïd K. Aburish, Arafat: From Defender to Dictator (1999); Janet Wallach and John Wallach, Arafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder, rev. and updated ed. (1997); Danny Rubinstein, The Mystery of Arafat (1995); and Alan Hart, Arafat: A Political Biography (1989).

Alain Gresh

Researcher's Note

Yasser Arafat’s birth date and place

The date and place of Yasser Arafat’s birth are disputed. A birth certificate registered in Cairo indicates that he was born there on August 24, 1929. Some sources, however, have supported Arafat’s claim to have been born in Jerusalem on August 4, 1929, and still others have given Gaza, Palestine, as his birthplace.

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Added cross-reference to Israel-Palestine conflicts collections page. Oct 03, 2024
Added cross-references. Apr 30, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Yasser Arafat: why he still matters. Apr 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 13, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Profile: Yasser Arafat. Oct 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Brookings - Is Yasser Arafat a Credible Partner for Peace? Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Yasser Arafat. Jul 06, 2023
Added mention of the outcome of the investigation into his death. Jul 24, 2018
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera America - Who was Yasser Arafat? Dec 07, 2016
Title changed from "Yāsir ʿArafāt" to "Yasser Arafat." Mar 21, 2014
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Aish.com - Biography of Yasir Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Biography of Yassir Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Add new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Yasser Arafat. Jan 23, 2013
Updated to mention that Arafat's remains were exhumed for testing in November 2012. Nov 27, 2012
Updated to mention that French prosecutors launched a murder investigation regarding Arafat's death in August 2012. Aug 28, 2012
Bibliography revised and updated. Feb 23, 2010
Article thoroughly revised. Feb 23, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jul 30, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2008
Article revised and updated. Sep 07, 2006
Article revised. Dec 17, 2004
Article revised. Nov 12, 2004
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Apr 30, 1999
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