This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Arafat's funeral draws massive Palestinian farewell in Ramallah
Masses of Palestinians packed Arafat's Ramallah compound for a chaotic burial after a Cairo ceremony. The crowd surged toward the helicopter and police fired to quell the rush, while world leaders urged peace efforts amid regional tensions. President Bush called the death a chance to advance a Palestinian state. The burial followed decades of conflict and Arafat's symbolic status as a defiant Palestinian icon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanan Ashrawi
Arafat
Bush
United States
West Bank
Ramallah
Israel
Cairo
Zahna
Suha
Ahmed Tirawi
Saeb Erekat
Egypt
Jerusalem
al Aqsa Mosque
al Aqsa
Gaza Strip
Abu Ammar
Yasser Arafat