Yasser Arafat - Oct 1994 Matt Gallo, Tabby Dodson.

Oct 1994 TIME Yasser Arafat Ultimate Peace Prize? “For efforts to make peace in the middle east”

Home land

Israel

Statement for winning - Renounced acts of terror. - Sincere participant in a true peace process. - worked on peaceful ways to resolve issues Yasser Arafat at Ceremony for Nobel Peace Prize

Statement for winning - Yasser Arafat - Yitzhak Rabin - Shimon Peres All three won nobel Peace prize for their outstanding efforts. Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Peres receiving nobel peace prize

Early life -Born August 24th, mother died when he was 5 - father was not involved. - shifted homes - no discussion of childhood Yasser Arafat as a young boy in the 1940s.

Early Life Mother: Zahwa Abul Saud - Yasser's mother died when he was only five - Yasser was moved to live with his uncle - later on moved with sister Tombstone represting the death of Yasser Arafat's mother. tombstone jpg

Early Life Father: Abel Raouf al- Qudwa - Father was a merchant. - seven children - father was not involved in the childrens life. The Father of Yasser Arafat AxI/VjwMft909uE/s1600/yaser+father.jpg

Early Life: how did it shape Arafat? - tough childhood: -Responsibility -Courage -Hope -Wisdom The different stages of growth through out Yasser Arafat's life. AAj8/S5EEPdfyCIQ/s1600/pic1.jpeg

Adult life - Cairo University - University of King Faud I - Yasser “Easy Going” -Judaism and Zionism Cairo University; The first college of which Yasser Arafat attended before leaving.

Adult Life - left school to join Arab forces -Leader in Palestinian effort - returned to Cairo in 1949 Yasser Arafat sitting in a meeting for his organization. 7hNEG4O5180/TcwHqO4IEuI/AAAAAAAABVA/nNbe7DUf8x M/s1600/1_yasser_arafat.jpg

Adult Life - Studied engineering / Bachelors degree -called to duty in served as 2 nd lieutenant in Egyptian army. -public works -contracting firm The Egyptian Army media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get& id=5183&width=620&height=

Adult Life founded “Al-Fatah” - full- time revolutionary - sought contributions for Fatah - Fatah: 300 members/ most powerful group - president of PLO Al- Fatah logo

Adult Life: how did it shape Arafat? -War has put Arafat in shape physically & mentally - Gained Knowledge -Skills Yasser Arafat; 1956 graduating with BA in engineering AAxk/8v3F7qmGovs/s400/yase-study.jpg

Problems -Arab- Israeli conflict - Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli Arab- Israeli conflict political cartoon jpg

Attempt to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. VS.

Arab-Israeli Conflict For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was taken over. Map of territories causing arab-israeli conflict gif

Yitzhak Rabin Sat down with Yasser Arafat and came very close to peace in the middle east. Yitzhak Rabin 86)_cropped.jpg/160px-Yitzhak_Rabin_(1986)_cropped.jpg

Accomplishments & Goals - Giving Palestinian people hope - Create peace in the Middle East - PLO and other Organizations Palestine liberation Organization (PLO) Logo ologo.gif

Methods of Accomplishments -Agreed to disregard differences -Heard both sides out. - Understood each others opinions -Listen to the US -Meet at White House Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shake hands in public for the first time

Personal Story - British soldiers assaulted family - growing up without parents - fighting in war Yasser Arafat

Connection to class themes - Imperialism -International Conflicts - Arab- Israeli conflict - Human Rights

Imperialism -Invasions of Palestinian - West Banks - Gaza strip Imperialism illustration Imperialism.jpg

International conflicts - Arab–Israeli conflict the main point of international conflicts. - The US had to push for the 2 sides to side down - Hamas and Fatah International conflicts seminar e2_image3.jpg

Human Rights For: - youth - women - men Of the middle east. - planting a seed Human Rights, time and truth.

Bibliography

Yasser Arafat: Ultimate Noble peace prize - attempted to fix Arab- Israel conflict (came closest) - devoted to his people -risked his life for his beliefs - over looked his issues to fix a problem Yasser Arafat at nobel prize ceremony

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