Supporters of the Fatah movement join a festival organised to pay homage to former political leader Yasser Arafat ahead of his 18th death anniversary (November 11).

Footage shows crowds marching on the streets and artists playing the drum in Ramallah.

The video features an interview in Arabic with Majed Al-Fatiani, the Secretary of the Fatah Movement Council.

Arafat, also known as Abu Ammar, is considered by Palestinians as a revolutionary figure and a frontrunner in the fight against Israeli occupation.

In 1994, Arafat moved to Gaza, which was controlled by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), the provisional entity created by the Oslo Accords. In the same year, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize fos his efforts "to create peace in the Middle East".

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Ramallah- 10 November 2022. Palestinian supporters of Fatah movement attends the festival marking the 18th anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, in the West bank city of Ramallah.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) The Secretary of the Fatah Movement Council, Majed Al-Fatiani

STORYLINE:

Arafat, also known as Abu Ammar by Palestinians, wearing the traditional Palestinian keffiyeh and military fatigues, put forward a revolutionary stance and adopted different ways for the Palestinian liberation struggle.

In 1994, Arafat moved to Gaza, which was controlled by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) -- the provisional entity created by the Oslo Accords.

Growing Palestinian frustration and anger about Israel’s violations of the deal eventually paved the way for the Second Intifada in 2000.

In late 2004, after effectively being confined to his compound in Ramallah for more than two years by the Israeli army, Arafat, 75, fell into a coma and died.

The cause of Arafat's death has been a subject of speculation ever since.


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