Hi there,

I believe that people who are concerned about the climate catastrophe, economic and racial justice and war and peace, are not a fringe minority, not even a silent majority, but the silenced majority—silenced by the corporate media. That's why we have to take the media back—especially now. But we can't do it without your support. Thanks to a group of generous donors, all donations made today will be DOUBLED, which means your $15 gift is worth $30. With your contribution, we can continue to go to where the silence is, to bring you the voices of the silenced majority. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much!

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Islamic Cleric Heads to Paris to See Arafat

HeadlineNov 10, 2004

This news on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. A top Islamic cleric has arrived in France to be at Arafat’s bedside. There are conflicting reports as to Arafat’s condition and whether he is still alive. Some news agencies yesterday cited Palestinians officials saying that Arafat is already dead but there has been no official confirmation from the Palestinian Authority or his doctors. Earlier today Israeli officials agreed to allow Arafat to be buried in Ramallah, the West Bank city that houses his compound. Meanwhile PLO officials announced today the Palestinian parliament speaker, Rauhi Fattouh, will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority in the event of Arafat’s death.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top