Opposing Views
Guardian Unlimited - Palestine's Pétain?, Haaretz - The Collaborator Who Failed, Media Monitors Network - Time for Arafat to Abdica, National Review - Arafat's False Symmetry, Palestinian Diary - Arafat: A Local Cop on the Bea
ABC News - Yasser Arafat Was Symbol of Palestinian
Provides biography of the one-time terrorist who became the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Links to other news, commentary and reactions to his death.
Aljazeera.Net - Profile: President Yasir Arafat
Perspective from the Arab world on the Palestinian leader's life, especially his accomplishments.
BBC News - Obituary: Yasser Arafat
Presents a collection of key stories, world reactions, analysis of Palestine's political future, a video look back and photo gallery.
CBC News - Indepth: Middle East - Arafat Timeline
Offers a timeline of the major points in Yasser Arafat's life, from his birth in 1929 to his death in 2004.
CNN Special Reports - Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)
Retrospective of the President of Palestine includes a timeline, Palestine's history, quotations, photo gallery and links to additional material.
CNN.com - Palestinian Authority President Yasser A
Biography with links to related material and news stories.
Encyclopaedia of the Orient - Yassir Arafat
A brief biography and timeline.
Guardian Unlimited - Obituary: Yasser Arafat
Reviews of the Palestinian leader's life, focused on his relationships with the political leaders of Israel, the United States, and other Arab countries.
H.E. President Yasser Arafat
Speeches, statements and letters by Yasser Arafat. Includes news articles, a brief biography, documents and information on current issues.
Haaretz - The Usual Suspect
Asks what Israel's generals will do without Arafat when they are forced to really handle the question of the territories, the borders, the refugees, the economy, the security.
Haaretz - Yasser Arafat, 1929-2004: Father of the
Offers an Israeli perspective on the life and death of the Palestinian leader, primarily his weaknesses and shortcomings.
Intifada US - H.E. President Arafat Yasser
Supporter's site features a profile, speeches and Q&A. Includes the history of Palestine, the apartheid wall, the intifada, UN Resolutions and how to be a peace partner.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Remarks by PL
Full transcript of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo on December 10, 1994.
Jerusalem Post - Yasser Arafat: An Obituary
Review of the Palestinian leader's life from an Israeli perspective.
Jewish Virtual Library - Yasser Arafat
Photograph and brief biography, from the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
NobelPrize.org - Yasser Arafat
Official site of the Nobel Foundation presents a biography of the Palestine leader and his Nobel lecture, translated from the Arabic text by D. Karara. Includes bibliography.
Washington Post - Yasser Arafat 1929-2004
Review of his dream for self-determination and statehood for the Palestinian people, which he did not live to see. Includes narrated slide show, timeline, and discussions.
Wikipedia - Yasser Arafat
Extensive hyperlinked encyclopedia entry includes his personal and political biography with quotes and bibliography.
WRMEA.com - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat's Firs
Donald Neff writes on the 20th anniversary of Arafat's first appearance at the United Nations on November 13, 1974. Includes recommended reading list. From the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.