Cause of Arafat’s Death Unknown, Nephew Says
From Times Wire Reports
Yasser Arafat’s nephew said medical records released by France showed no trace of known poisons in the late Palestinian leader and his cause of death remained a mystery.
Nasser Kidwa, the Palestinian Authority envoy to the United Nations, said the 558-page report gave no clear diagnosis of what caused his uncle’s death in a French military hospital Nov. 11.
Kidwa said he holds Israel responsible for Arafat’s health problems because Israel kept him under de facto house arrest for nearly three years.
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