Palestinian boy Adnan: “The Jews put poison in his food, and then he died.”Official PA TV host: “Bravo! That is very important information. Arafat was poisoned to death. Correct, his food was poisoned and he died as a Martyr. Bravo, very clever, my friend Adnan.”[Official PA TV, The Best Home, Nov. 17, 2017]
After years of cementing this libel in the Palestinian consciousness, now a top PA official has admitted that there is no “proof” to back up the claim that Arafat was “murdered by poisoning.” However, in spite of the lack of evidence, he added that he and “all the members of the Palestinian people are completely convinced that leader Yasser Arafat died as a Martyr by poisoning.”
Interviewed on PA TV, Spokesman of the PA Security Forces Adnan Al-Damiri stated that “the reports from Switzerland, Russia, and other states in the world didn’t provide clear proof on the matter”:
While interviewing Al-Damiri, the interviewer emphasized three times that “there is no proof” of the allegations that Arafat was poisoned and murdered. In light of this conclusion, the interviewer also wondered why PA Chairman Abbas and the PA government have stated that they “know who murdered Arafat.” This refers to statements made in 2016:
However, the PA has never “exposed” what it promised and never even presented names of the alleged murderers, which Al-Damiri confirmed: “No one has published irrefutable proof and definite names.”
Palestinian Media Watch has documented the PA’s efforts in spreading the libel that Israel murdered Arafat. Some have added that it was done with the approval of the US.