Yasser Arafat

On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War

Shlomo Argov survived the London shooting attack but remained paralyzed, while Israel launched a campaign that expelled the PLO and set the stage for Iran's Islamic regime to establish Hezbollah.

Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.
Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025

Shin Bet chief David Zini met PA’s exiled Gaza security chief during wartime UAE visit - report

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

 THE FAMOUS handshake: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin seals the deal with PLO leader Yasser Arafat as US president Bill Clinton admires his handiwork, at the White House upon the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993.

Palestinians must renounce culture of deception for real peace with Israel - opinion


The 'Palestinian Martyrdom' effect on stagnant Arab-Israeli negotiations

Whereas previous Israeli leaders overcame their contentious histories, the Palestinians remain unwilling to move past a culture of "martyrdom."

Palestinians in Gaza celebrate cease-fire

Palestinian mission to Colombia quotes Arafat calling for Israel's defeat

Marcos Sermoneta, Israel’s ambassador to Colombia, said in an interview that the tweet reflects the Palestinians' true position on Israel.

A poster depicting late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen as Hamas militants take part in a protest against Israel's new security measures at the entrance to the al-Aksa mosque (Temple Mount) compound, in Gaza City July 21, 2017.

Holland’s deputy foreign minister accuses Netanyahu of racism

The foreign minister, who is married to a PLO member, spoke out against the Israeli prime minister on several occasions, blaming him of uttering "racist soundbites."

Sigrid Kaag, Dutch activist for Palestinian rights and nominee for the second-most powerful Cabinet post in the Dutch Foreign Ministry.

Le jour où Arafat a été démasqué

Un ouvrage dévoile les dessous opérationnels et diplomatiques de la prise d’assaut du navire Karine A qui a permis de dévoiler le vrai visage du leader palestinien

Une partie du stock d'armes trouvé sur le Karine A

The 'victory' that changed the Middle East

The psychological impact of the early losses in the Yom Kippur War remain in the Israeli psyche until this day.

The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as a man waves a Palestinian flag upon entering the Temple Mount, after Israel removed all security measures it had installed at the compound, in Jerusalem's Old City July 27, 2017.

When Israeli intel, CIA caught mega-arms boat and changed history

Retired brigadier general Amos Gilboa reveals secret story of cooperation between Israeli intelligence and CIA in history-changing capture of Karin A mega-arms ship.

The Karine A in the Red Sea after the Israeli navy seized the ship carrying 50 tons of weapons and explosives

Know comment: Abbas's appalling record

When critics of the Oslo process brought up evidence of Arafat’s actions they were dismissed as enemies of peace.

Mahmoud Abbas

How the Soviet Union helped terrorism go global

Soviet aid to terrorist organizations was a staple of Moscow’s strategy against the West and its allies during the Cold War.

A HISTORIC poster of Vladimir Lenin on display in St. Petersburg

Israel’s surrender on the Temple Mount

A comparison between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to open the Western Wall tunnels in 1996 and the 2017 Temple Mount crisis.

Netanyahu at Western Wall

The Hamlet of the Palestinians

A biography of Mahmoud Abbas attempts to show how this believer in peace achieved power but was frustrated in his goals

Abbas gestures during a speech in Ramallah last year marking the 12th anniversary of terrorist leader Yasser Arafat’s death