Analysis: Was Yasser Arafat Poisoned? 11.11.13
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Channel: Islam Channel · 2014 · News & Politics
Two weeks ago, Al Jazeera released a forensics report on Yasser Arafat's deaths. The Swiss scientists analysed Arafat's body and found at least 18 times the normal levels of radioactive polonium in his remains. The forensic experts are confident that the late Palestinian leader was poisoned and polonium must have been the cause of his death. This report is just the first one being released by investigators. Other than the Swiss team, there is also a French and a Russian team working on Arafat's remains but there is still no date for its release. Regardless their results this 108-page report has so far confirmed what many suspected, including Arafat's wife, Suha Arafat. The late Palestinian leader did not have a natural death. He was assassinated and the family now demands further investigations. Joining John Rees in the studio to discuss this subject is Asa Winstanley from the Electronic Intifada and Zaid Al-Aloul, President of the Palestinian Forum in Britain. On Skype we have Dr Gharda Karmi Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. On the phone from Palestine is Dr Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative and on the phone from Jerusalem, is Paul Usiskin, Writer on Middle Eastern Affairs.
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