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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY HARUMENDHAH HELMY \b0 \
\b ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS \b0 \
\ Eight years after the death of Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat, investigators are preparing to exhume his body to determine whether he
was poisoned. \f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\b \'93This is all happening because the family of Yasser Arafat believes he was murdered
after polonium-210, the highly radioactive element, was found in some of his belongings...\'94
\ At the time of Arafat\'92s death, the cause
was not announced. \f1 \uc0\u8232
\f0 \ In 2005, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/07/world/africa/07iht-arafat.html?pagewanted=allb59e-00000e2511c8.html#axzz2C7UQWJMK"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 The New York Times obtained records}} that show Arafat had \'93died of
a stroke that resulted from a bleeding disorder caused by an unknown infection.\'94
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\cf3 \ul \ulc3 An Al Jazeera investigation}} from earlier this year revealed Arafat was
in good health before he suddenly fell ill in November 2004 and died at a French military
hospital. He was 75. \f1 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0 For the investigation, Al Jazeera sent some of Arafat\'92s belongings, stained by
his blood, urine and sweat, to a Swiss lab. Scientists found traces of polonium-210 that
suggested a high level of the deadly element could have been inside his body.\
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\f1 \cf2 \uc0\u8232 \f0 Those findings led to a French investigation
into the leader\'92s death and this month\'92s exhumation of his body from the tomb in Ramallah.
(Video: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.euronews.com/2012/11/13/was-arafat-poisoned-his-grave-is-sealed-off-ahead-of-exhumation/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 euronews}})
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\cf3 \ul \ulc3 BBC\'92s Jon Donnison says}} Palestinians aren\'92t making a lot of fuss
about the process, even though many of them have long accused Israeli agents of murdering
Arafat \'97 a claim Israeli officials have always denied.\
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\f1 \cf2 \uc0\u8232 \f0\b \'93Whatever the outcome of this investigation,
even when it happens, it won\'92t actually change the opinions of Palestinians and Israelis
who will both probably stick to their lines.\'94 \f1\b0 \uc0\u8232
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/world/middleeast/palestinians-prepare-for-arafat-exhumation.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 The New York Times reports}}
preparations for Arafat\'92s exhumation will take at least two weeks. \'93[It involves]
the removal of layers of stone and concrete \'85 \'91It needs to be done meticulously
and privately, out of respect for the late president and our religious traditions,\'92
an official said.\'94 \f1 \uc0\u8232
\f0 \ The post-exhumation investigation will involve
French, Swiss and Russian scientists. Back in 2006, a Russian spy was found dead from
a polonium-210 poisoning.\ }