|
|
Suha's Payout
DEBKAfile's Exclusive Report, so add salt. EFL:
 Suha Arafat's French lawyers and former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), struck a deal. It fixed the Palestinian Authority's financial obligations to Yasser Arafat's widow and let him finally die unambiguously and in peace at the end of a morbid tug of war between his wife and Palestinian Authority leaders. But this did not happen immediately. The confusion surrounding Arafat's condition for eleven days — officially alive, unofficially dead — was to be sustained a little longer — mainly to save Mrs Arafat's face. | Not that she has much to save, quality wise. |
The settlement allowed a funeral to be arranged on "Orphan Friday" of Ramadan, November 12 — unless a new crisis pops up. | Plug being pulled in 5..4..3.. |
Posted by: Steve 2004-11-10 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=48368 |
|