There are conflicting reports about the condition of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The Palestinian envoy to France said this morning that Arafat is “in a critical juncture between life and death.” She said he is in a “reversible coma” and that “he could or could not wake up.” Reports remain sketchy after Israel”s Channel Two television reported Thursday that Arafat was brain dead. Doctors at the French military hospital where he is being held have denied the rumors. We will have more on Yasser Arafat in a few minutes.
Arafat Reportedly in Coma, Near Death
HeadlineNov 05, 2004