The guessing is over

Leukemia? AIDS? Nope. Neither. It was the Jews.

Should have guessed that.

THE militant Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades urged militants to attack Israel to avenge the “Zionist assassination” of Yasser Arafat, who died hours earlier in a Paris hospital, said a statement received by AFP today.

“Zionist Israel and the government of (Israeli Prime Minister Ariel) Sharon are responsible for the assassination of our leader by putting him under siege,” the armed offshoot of Arafat’s mainstream Fatah party said.

Hammas also chimed in with the same accusation:

“I hold Israel responsible for the crime of killing Abu Ammar,” Hamas’ top political leader, Khaled Mashaal, told Al-Jazeera television by telephone, using the late Palestinian leader’s nom de guerre. He offered no evidence.

“Yes, death is an act of God and a man the age of brother Abu Ammar may die a natural death, but all the circumstances which we have seen in the past two weeks and medical reports indicate that brother Abu Ammar had been poisoned,” Mashaal said.

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6 Comments

  • The Hamas’ big image was that they were not pro-Fatah/PLO at all and had many differences of opinion with Arafat.
    Whatever,
    I supposed that they try their best to show a united front every once in a while, and we know the best way to do that is attack Jews.

  • Here’s a suggestion: Each time someone starts talking about how “great” Arafat was, or says he died of “unknown”/”mysterious” causes, immediately start singing and disco-dancing:

    “Y-M-C-A!”

    Or sing “MACHO, MACHO MAN”. Not that there’s anything wrong with THAT. Honestly.

  • Here is a song to mark the occasion. Sing along!

    The Yassir Arafat Funeral Dirge
    (sung to the tune of “YMCA”)

    Young men!
    If you’re feeling alone, we need young men!
    To keep our leader cool, there’s a place where!
    You’ll never be alone
    In the love nest of Ramallah…
    Young men!
    Come and join in the fun in Ramallah!
    There’s a party, get down and praise *****!
    There are no girls around
    where the faithful get a mouthful…

    Why don’t you go to the
    AU-THO-RI-TY!
    The Palestinian AU-THO-RI-TY!
    They have everything
    For our leader’s boys
    Just as long you are his toys!

    Why don’t you go to the
    AU-THO-RI-TY!
    The Palestinian AU-THO-RI-TY!
    He’s not looking too well!
    But his party is swell!
    Better pray he won’t go to hell…

    Young man!
    I was once in your band
    I thought I did! not belong in this land
    I thought no one! could love someone like me
    It was tough to be an Arab
    That’s when, someone walked up to me
    and said young man! There’s a place down the street
    At the PA! You can join in the gang
    And you’ll never be unhappy…

    Why don’t you go to the
    AU-THO-RI-TY!
    The Palestinian AU-THO-RI-TY!
    They have everything
    For our leader’s boys
    Don’t you know that you are his choice!

    Why don’t you go to the
    AU-THO-RI-TY!
    The Palestinian AU-THO-RI-TY!
    Soon he’ll be on his way!
    To be lying in state!
    But he’ll always be good to you!
    Why don’t you go to the
    AU-THO-RI-TY!
    The Palestinian AU-THO-RI-TY…
    ————-

  • Seriously, I have heard comments that Arafat had AIDS. Why the hell won´t they tell the world what he died from? What is the secret? And why don´t they just say ” he died of heart failure due to parkinsons” or whatever.. They can say anything they want. Why keep the mystery??