Yasser Arafat

- Oct 1994

Matt Gallo, Tabby Dodson.

Oct 1994

TIMEYasser ArafatUltimate Peace Prize?

“For efforts to make peace in the middle east”

Home land

Israel

Statement for winning

- Renounced acts of terror.

- Sincere participant in a true peace process.

- worked on peaceful ways to resolve issues

Yasser Arafat at Ceremony for Nobel Peace Prize

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Statement for winning

- Yasser Arafat

- Yitzhak Rabin

- Shimon Peres

All three won nobel Peace prize for their outstanding efforts.

Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Peres receiving nobel peace prize

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Early life

-Born August 24th, 1929

- mother died when he was 5

- father was not involved.

- shifted homes

- no discussion of childhood

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Yasser Arafat as a young boy in the 1940s.

Early Life

Mother: Zahwa Abul Saud

- Yasser's mother died when he was only five

- Yasser was moved to live with his uncle

- later on moved with sister

Tombstone represting the death of Yasser Arafat's mother.

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Early Life

Father: Abel Raouf al-Qudwa

- Father was a merchant.

- seven children

- father was not involved in the childrens life.

The Father of Yasser Arafat

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Early Life: how did it shape Arafat?

- tough childhood:

-Responsibility

-Courage

-Hope

-Wisdom

The different stages of growth through out Yasser Arafat's life.

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Adult life

- Cairo University

- University of King Faud I

- Yasser “Easy Going”

-Judaism and Zionism

Cairo University; The first college of which Yasser

Arafat attended before leaving.

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Adult Life

- left school to join Arab forces

-Leader in Palestinian effort

- returned to Cairo in 1949

Yasser Arafat sitting in a meeting for his organization.

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Adult Life

- Studied engineering / Bachelors degree

-called to duty in 1956

-served as 2nd lieutenant in Egyptian army.

-public works

-contracting firmThe Egyptian Army

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Adult Life

-1958 founded “Al-Fatah”

- full- time revolutionary

- sought contributions for Fatah

- Fatah: 300 members/ most powerful group

- president of PLOAl- Fatah logo

http://vialogue.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fatah.jpg

Adult Life: how did it shape Arafat?

-War has put Arafat in shape physically & mentally

- Gained Knowledge

-Skills

Yasser Arafat; 1956 graduating with BA in engineering

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Problems

-Arab- Israeli conflict

- Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli

Arab- Israeli conflict political cartoon

http://www.science.co.il/arab-israeli-conflict/cartoons/land-for-peace-20060724.jpg

Attempt to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict.

VS.

Arab-Israeli Conflict

For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was taken over.

Map of territories causing arab-israeli conflict

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Yitzhak Rabin

Sat down with Yasser Arafat and came very close to peace in the middle east.

Yitzhak Rabin http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/thumb/1/1c/

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Accomplishments & Goals

- Giving Palestinian people hope

- Create peace in the Middle East

- PLO and other Organizations

Palestine liberation Organization (PLO) Logo

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Methods of Accomplishments

-Agreed to disregard differences

-Heard both sides out.

- Understood each others opinions

-Listen to the US

-Meet at White House

Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shake hands in public for the first time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/13/newsid_3053000/3053733.stm

Personal Story

- British soldiers assaulted family

- growing up without parents

- fighting in war

Yasser Arafat http://www.sportcartoons.co.uk/wallpaper/yasserarafat.jpg

Connection to class themes

- Imperialism

-International Conflicts

- Arab- Israeli conflict

- Human Rights

Imperialism

-Invasions of Palestinian

- West Banks

- Gaza strip

Imperialism illustration

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International conflicts

- Arab–Israeli conflict the main point of international conflicts.

- The US had to push for the 2 sides to side down

- Hamas and Fatah

International conflicts seminar

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Human Rights

For:

- youth

- women

- men

Of the middle east.

- planting a seed Human Rights, time and truth.

http://www.dosomething.org/files/pictures/human_rights_first.jpg

Bibliography

Yasser Arafat: Ultimate Noble peace prize

- attempted to fix Arab- Israel conflict (came closest)

- devoted to his people

-risked his life for his beliefs

- over looked his issues to fix a problem

Yasser Arafat at nobel prize ceremony

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