Is Arafat dead?

[Blitz]

Rumors are flying at Guysen Israel News. It's in French but here is the rough English translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guysen.com%2Fnews.php&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

[montanacowboy]

1. I saw him

over the weekend and he looked absolutely terrible! I was shocked at his appearance, and someone behind him was whispering into his ear about what he should say - that guy has been through hell

[rini]

10. How awful,

give me a millenium and I might have a bit of sympathy for the Egyption weasel. Just wait, when the old turd dies and Abbas is standing over his bullet ridden body with a smoking gun in hand Israel will be blamed.

[Darranar]

11. Well, Abbas won't kill him...

without Israel's help. So yes, it would be israel's fault.

And Arafat's Palestinian, not Egyptian.

[rini]

12. Wrong once again

the weasel was born and raised in Cairo.

[Darranar]

13. Born to Palestinian parents...

He is Palestinian.

[rini]

14. Wrong!

the weasel was born and raised in Cairo. That is in Egypt.

[Darranar]

15. Why did you feel the need to reply to my post twice?

On Edit: And I know very well where Cairo is, thank you.

[rini]

16. sorry

a nervous finger? Index, not middle. My parents were born in Europe, I am not, repeat, not European!

[Darranar]

17. But if you immigrated to Europe...

wouldn't you be European?

If I was born in Australia, it doesn't mean that I am not American...

[rini]

18. descent not nationality

[Equinox]

20. My parents were born in Europe...

and I am European...I guess it's a matter of opinion.

[qb]

2. Israel must have shot him with that heart attack drug.

They said they were going to kill him.

[qanda]

4. That would explain

Why they bomb Syria instead of him after the last suicide attack.

[Equinox]

5. heart attack drug?

please explain...is this Mission Impossible?

[qanda]

3. I certainly hope not.

I'm not sure that him dying would make the Middle East much safer at this point in time. Then again, you never know.

[LevChernyi]

6. brilliant..

I was wondering how smart it was to start threatening a seventy-year old man. It doesn't matter what really happened, if he does die it will forever be remembered as some sort of Mossad hit and he goes down as the ultimate martyr. Nice work, Israeli cabinet.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Ok this is a rumor

If Arafat is dead, I expect hell in the territories as
everybody scrambles for power.

If he is not, he did have a heart attack

[Scairp]

8. Oh come on

The man is 74 years old and clearly he is quite ill. Why would it be such a shock if he died? My beloved Johnny Cash was 71 and he is gone. Sick, old people die and it has nothing to do with any plot. I'm quite sure if Mossad were going to assassinate Arafat they would have done it a long time ago.

[Equinox]

9. No time is right like the present...

I mean look at all the circumstances...now would be the perfect time to kill him.

Note: I don't advocate killing him.

Note Note: I don't know if the Mossad has/will kill him.

If it is found out that the GOI is responsible, I would would be very worried for the ME.

[drdon326]

19. Like "Weekend at Bernies"....

they'll probably prop him up in the corner and talk for
him........not unlike now.

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[Gimel]

22. It's stomach cancer

According to Time magazine, reports Ha'aretz. That's a slow agonizing death. For all the terror victims who suffer for a lifetime, but nothing to do with Israeli actions.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/348024.html

Edited to add the URL

[rini]

23. I truly do not wish that on anyone

[calkooni]

24. Eygptian Weasel & Zionist Pig

I don't think calling Arafat an Eygptian Weasel should be accepted at DU, just as much as calling Sharon a Zionist Pig would be unaceptable ...