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Israel-Palestine
Suha's Payout
2004-11-10
DEBKAfile's Exclusive Report, so add salt. EFL:
Suha Arafat's French lawyers and former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), struck a deal. It fixed the Palestinian Authority's financial obligations to Yasser Arafat's widow and let him finally die unambiguously and in peace at the end of a morbid tug of war between his wife and Palestinian Authority leaders. But this did not happen immediately. The confusion surrounding Arafat's condition for eleven days — officially alive, unofficially dead — was to be sustained a little longer — mainly to save Mrs Arafat's face.
Not that she has much to save, quality wise.
The settlement allowed a funeral to be arranged on "Orphan Friday" of Ramadan, November 12 — unless a new crisis pops up.
Plug being pulled in 5..4..3..
Posted by:Steve

#5  Are you starting a pool to guess when Suha is found floating in the Sein? I'll take two weeks after the burial.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2004-11-10 5:10:42 PM  

#4  Pocket change indeed. $22 million out of $2+ billion stolen = 1%. Who's going to grab the other 99%?
Posted by: lex   2004-11-10 3:10:03 PM  

#3  Really?

I thought Ramadan was a month long thing.
Posted by: Pissed off Army   2004-11-10 12:19:18 PM  

#2  I thought Ramadan was over tonight or something?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-11-10 11:13:21 AM  

#1  $11 million. $22 million. $1.8 million/ month. Pocket change to the "movers and shakers" of the world. So much for Arafat's "beleagured" poor guy, man-of-the-people portrayal. The Clinton's, the Kerry's, Soros, Arafat, etc. -- THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. Difference? Costuming. Is anyone listening?

Posted by: ex-lib   2004-11-10 11:09:33 AM  

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