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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HH who wrote (7980)	11/16/2004 9:46:27 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 32591

Israel examining possibility Arafat died of AIDS PA leader’s official cause of death yet to be released. Reason for speculation - report Arafat had problems in his blood count, which is characteristic of disease. Amir Rapoport and Or Heler The defense establishment has been examining the possibility that PA Chairman Yasser Arafat had died of AIDS. Arafat’s official cause of death has yet to be released by the Percy Hospital in Paris, where Arafat had been treated. His doctors have ruled out the possibility he had died of leukemia or any other type of cancer. In the past several days, rumors have begun circulating, especially on the Internet, that the Palestinian leader died of AIDS. The reason for the speculation was the report that Arafat had problems in his blood count, which is characteristic of the disease. Israel’s intelligence community has been trying to determine Arafat’s cause of death, by discussing the subject with medical experts and reviewing intelligence information. According to the experts, AIDS could certainly be one of the options. Meanwhile, senior PA officials turned to the French government last night in a request to receive Arafat’s medical files. According to French law, only if the deceased’s custodian signs a release agreement, a medical file could be handed out. In this case, his widow Suha Arafat is the legal guardian. However, the French Defense Ministry said the publication of the file would be considered. (2004-11-16 10:14:44.0) maarivintl.com