Arafat
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- proper noun
- /ˈærəˌfæt/
- India was among the first countries to recognize Arafat's self-declared "state of Palestine" in the late 1980s.
- Yasser Arafat
- Yasir Arafat
- Arafat's PLO
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Watch on YouTubeI would have stayed on but Arafat told me to go.
- I would have stayed on but Arafat told me to go.
- And by the way, Arafat made concessions with that as well.
- They came in headed by several factions, Fatah, Abu Nidal, Yasser Arafat.
Examples
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By the end of the decade, the PLO had been overtaken by Fatah, with Arafat appointed as chairman.
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Many remember Yasser Arafat as a symbol of the Palestinian struggle for independence.
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Mr. Arafat, is there any scenario by which peace could be reached with Israel?
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Tonight I interview Yasser Arafat...
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But two models for Arab negotiation with Israel exist: the Sadat model and the Arafat model.
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So to blame Arafat and and Abbas for not signing with the losing horse, I think is unfair.
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Join Jay on The Tonight Show with his guests Yasser Arafat and Kate Moss...
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Central among these doomed ventures was the widely heralded Rabin-Peres-Arafat Declaration of Principles.
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In 1995, Yasser Arafat delivered a speech at the UN to advocate for Palestinian rights.
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During negotiations, both sides sought a compromise that would involve Yasser Arafat as a key player.
Synonyms
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5.4
A Palestinian leader who led the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arafat is an Arabic family name that is the same as the famous hill near Mecca called Arafat, so the name carries a strong place and religious feeling and is why many people remember the leader by that name.