Arafat
Palestinian liberation leader
Arafat most commonly refers to Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), the Palestinian leader who founded the Palestine Liberation Organization and served as the first president of the Palestinian Authority.
He shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Oslo Accords.
Mount Arafat (Jabal Arafat) is a granite hill east of Mecca where Muslim pilgrims gather during the Hajj, considered the climax of the pilgrimage.
The name also functions as an Arabic surname.
Palestinian coastal territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- keffiyehTraditional Arab cotton headscarf
refugee · occupation · checkpoint · East Jerusalem · Al-Aqsa · Hebron · Bethlehem · Jericho
Israeli-PLO peace framework
- Camp DavidPresidential country residence
- peace processEfforts to end hostilities
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
treaty · recognition · autonomy · statehood · Rabin · Clinton · handshake · Nobel Prize
Head of a board
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- liberationRelease from constraint
- commanderPerson with authority over others
revolutionary · authority · statesman · charisma · iconic · strategist · figurehead · founder
Causing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
notorious · condemned · lionized · vilified · celebrated · ambiguous · contradictory
Gaza
Palestinian coastal territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
keffiyeh · refugee · occupation · checkpoint · East Jerusalem · Al-Aqsa · Hebron · Bethlehem · Jericho · Hamas
Oslo Accords
Israeli-PLO peace framework
- Camp DavidPresidential country residence
- peace processEfforts to end hostilities
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
summit · treaty · recognition · autonomy · statehood · Rabin · Clinton · handshake · Nobel Prize · compromise
chairman
Head of a board
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- liberationRelease from constraint
commander · revolutionary · authority · statesman · charisma · iconic · strategist · figurehead · founder · movement
polarizing
Causing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
enigmatic · notorious · condemned · lionized · vilified · celebrated · ambiguous · contradictory
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Hajjhajj, Mecca, Makkah, Kaaba, Mina
- Islamic practicessalah, salat, hajj, zakat, five pillars
- Arab HistoryArab Spring, Arab League, Nasser, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baath Party
- Eid al-AdhaEid Mubarak, Eid prayer, Ibrahim, Ismail, sacrifice
- Middle Eastern FiguresSaladin, Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Bashar al-Assad, Assad
ArafatBenjamin Netanyahu
Yitzhak Rabin · Golda Meir · Israeli Defense Forces · Zionism · Nelson Mandela