He was a fighter having the prestige of a statesman without having a land and state.
..Undoubtedly, Arafat was a very important leader produced by the Middle East. He maintained the popular support and his personal power for 40 years. But it was difficult to say that he had all the leadership qualifications. ..
He was the leader of Palestine but he preferred to make himself indispensable instead of institutionalising his fight. Therefore he neither allowed new leaders to emerge nor established an operating state order.
Even though he seemed condemning terror actions on Israel, he failed to convince that he was genuine.
Moreover he missed a big opportunity in reaching an agreement with Israeli PM Ehud Barak. ... Arafat has also deposited the money of his people to his personal account.
Palestine should gain full independence and have its state but the price of this should not be, being robbed by its leader.
