Unveiling Arafat
β 9 Β· 2023 Β· 26m Β· Documentary Β· War & Politics
A portrait of Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat (1929-2004).
Episodes
1. Episode 126m Β· Yasser Arafat's youth and his first steps in politics and war.
2. Episode 226m Β· When Israeli athletes are taken hostage by a Palestinian commando during the 1972 Munich Olympics, a price is put on Yasser Arafat's head.
3. Episode 326m Β· When Abu Jihad, Yasser Arafat's right-hand man, is assassinated in 1988, the Palestinians suffer a deep wound.
4. Episode 426m Β· In 1996, after the Oslo Accords, Yasser Arafat is recognized as the liberator of the Palestinian people.More Like This
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