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"In his response to the Israeli threats and to the settlers’ incitement to murder him, the president recently told members of the press in Cairo: ‘They can kill me in my home with bullets or with a missile at any given moment. They can also kill me with poison, as they poisoned the late [PLO..."

Article by Abd Al-Bari Atwan, Palestinian journalist and editor of the online newspaper Rai Al-Yawm: “I remember that he [former PLO and PA President Yasser Arafat] took me aside when we left his office in the Jugurtha neighborhood of Tunis – on the pretext of going out for a walk and in order to...”

Text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page Posted text: “The attack against [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas has many fronts, and they are all paving the way to one goal: The attempt to steal the popular support from him in preparation for his besiegement, and if they can also kill him, they will...”

Official PA TV, on the 13th anniversary of the death of former PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat TV host: "What do you want to tell us?" Boy: "About Yasser Arafat..." Palestinian boy Adnan: "When he – they lifted the siege – when they came before he died – the Jews put poison in his food, and then..."

Excerpt of an op-ed by Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul, regular columnist for the official PA daily Headline: “Arafat who remains among us” “Thirteen years have passed since the death of leader [and] symbol [former PLO and PA Chairman] Yasser Arafat. They forced him to vacate the scene and poisoned him (see...”

Excerpt of an op-ed by Bassem Barhoum, regular columnist for the official PA daily “At this opportunity, I remind [you] that the national leader, symbol Yasser Arafat – whose office in Ramallah was besieged by the Israeli occupation army for over two years (i.e., during Operation Defensive Shield)...”

"Fatah Revolutionary Council member and Director-General of the [PA] Commission for Information and Culture [Muwaffaq Matar] said that the [Palestinian] national project is being subjected to an assassination attempt in three stages, and warned against the political assassination operation, after..."

Op-ed by Fatah Revolutionary Council member Bakr Abu Bakr, regular columnist for official PA daily: “I reiterate… five qualities of Yasser Arafat, who was killed twice – once by the swords of the Westerners and the adherents of the demonic Bible (i.e., the West and Israel), and a second time by the...”

Op-ed by Adel Abd Al-Rahman, regular ‎columnist for Al-Hayat Al-Jadida ‎“The crazy battle against President ‎Mahmoud Abbas is nothing new, but ‎operates according to a systematic plan ‎targeting all leaders who believe in peace. ‎This is because Israel is not interested in ‎the existence of...”

"The Palestinians hastened to welcome the news of Sharon's death. Deputy-Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub told [news] agency [Agence] France-Presse: 'Sharon committed crimes against the Palestinian people and he is a murderer and responsible for the murder of deceased leader..."

From an article by regular columnist Adel Abd Al-Rahman: “The difficulty that emerges from the [common] policy of the various Israeli political forces, especially the right-wing forces, shows that the country of ethnic cleansing is descending towards fascism and towards triggering war in the...”

Adel Abd Al-Rahman, columnist for official PA daily: “It is certain that the Palestinian leadership… and all sectors of the nation will support exposing the truth about the criminal assassination of the leader and symbol, Arafat, that was perpetrated by the Israeli apartheid state and its...”

Ceremony host: "Blessings to Yasser Arafat, and here are messages from the children of Palestine." Boy: "I was very, very sad when Arafat died as a Shahid (Martyr), because he was a good man and he was a fighter. He did things through struggle, he participated in the struggle and did not make peace..."

Head of the Palestinian National Council, Salim Al-Za'anoun, on President Abbas' speech at the UN. He first stated that the speech brought the Palestinian cause into the heart of every free person, then began to demonize Israel: "Israel has killed, and still kills, anyone who believes in peace. It..."

Boy 4: "He [Arafat] died from poisoning by the Jews. Well, I don't know what ‎he died from, but I know it was by the Jews."‎

Ibrahim Mudayris, PA religious official, Ministry of Religious Affairs: “We are absolutely sure that the Zionist government is responsible for the attempt to kill the president [Arafat]. We have no doubt that it somehow poisoned him to kill him slowly. These are the cursed apes and pigs [Jews]. It...”

A demonized Jew bites Arafat's IV line as Arafat signals "V" for peace. The cartoon promotes the libel that Israel made Arafat sick.