https://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/07/06/yasir-arafat-is-still-dead-and-we-know-who-really-did-him-in/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:22:07 -0400<![CDATA[Yasir Arafat is still dead. True, he was once alive. I sat across from him in his Gaza office, for example. And he even had a copy of my history of the PLO on his bookshelf so he must have been of sound mind at the time. It&#8217;s not my fault. I told him to start jogging and cut down on sweets. But he didn&#8217;t listen. On November 4, 2004, he died, a fate he had previously imposed on thousands of far more innocent people.]]>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:21:45 -0400<![CDATA[Barry Rubin]]>https://pjmedia.com/barry-rubin/2012/07/06/yasir-arafat-is-still-dead-and-we-know-who-really-did-him-in-n133129