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Controversy surrounding death

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There "was" very clear controversy around his death, and this continues in the minds of his supporters, which should be noted in the introductory paragraph, as most readers do not read the whole article and will gain from just having another few words added to the sentence on his death - as there is no shortage of authoritative sources on the fact that there was controversy, and that sheds light on current events: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26707208/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26856052/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24838061 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/06/yasser-arafat-poisoned-polonium-tests-scientists https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-arafat-idUSBRE9A50S520131106 https://abcnews.go.com/International/yasser-arafat-poisoned-forensics-report/story?id=20806963 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna53482635 https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/arafat-exhumed-in-poisoning-probe/5672.article

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 July 2024

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Arafats mother was Egyptian 188.151.131.178 (talk) 16:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 18:15, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The year Arafat entered King Faud I University

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The article states that Arafat entered Cairo University in 1944, quoting the biography "Arafat: from defender to dictator" by Said Aburish as a source. But Aburish's book actually states that he entered university in 1947. Dr0neboy (talk) 10:42, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Despite his preoccupation with politics, Arafat still managed to enter King Fuad I (later Cairo) University in 1947, probably with financial help and a push from Sheikh Hassan and the Mufti, who had become admirers of the energetic young activist", page 29. Dr0neboy (talk) 10:44, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attacks against "israeli targets"

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Seriously? Nowhere in this article it says anything about terror or attacks against civilians 2A05:BB80:3A:A02E:A182:BCBC:74BE:E06F (talk) 16:29, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attacks against "israeli targets"

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Seriously? Nowhere in this article it says anything about terror or attacks against civilians 2A05:BB80:3A:A02E:A182:BCBC:74BE:E06F (talk) 16:29, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why would you mention terrorism in article about a politician? Dimadick (talk) 22:49, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 October 2024

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A recent edit introduced an error in the references list ("Definition of Arafat". dictionary.com. Random House. Retrieved 12 February 2023. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).)

I think removing the first <ref name=":0"> (used in a footnote and not currently called elsewhere in the article) and changing the second <ref name=":0"> to <ref name="Starr2021"> and its two callbacks from <ref name=":0" /> to <ref name="Starr2021" /> (all three in subsection Fatah involvement in Lebanese Civil War, second to last paragraph) would fix the error and avoid future refname conflicts but without a preview it's hard to tell. Yvan Part (talk) 20:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 22:34, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]