Arafat began a 60-year career in politics as an engineering student studying in Cairo, where he first became involved with the Palestinian cause.
Having established himself as a key figure in the struggle at the Battle of Al-Karameh, he went on to become the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
With a leadership that survived numerous wars, more than 40 assassination attempts and internal opposition, Arafat became the first Palestinian to officially recognize the State of Israel. He opened negotiations with the Israelis, leading to him receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 alongside Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres.
These and much more are all reviewed in this edition of Double Standards with Afshin Rattansi. Source
Israeli forces target journalists & activists - Remember Palestine
Human Rights Organization Arabic Network for Human Rights Information has condemned the ongoing targeting of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli forces while performing their job, in a flagrant violation of freedom of opinion and expression.
At the end of January, Israeli forces attacked the weekly Bi'lin village march protesting the separation wall, fired tear gas canisters on the journalists covering it, and one soldier shot rubber bullets at the photojournalist Moheeb al-Barghouty, injuring both his legs.
This is not the first time al-Barghouty has been injured by the Israeli forces. He was injured several times as he was covering confrontations and weekly marches in the villages of Bi'lin, Ni'lin, and Nabi Saleh.
Journalists in Palestine suffer from severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli forces in the form of detentions, trials, and violence, such as physical attacks or the use of rubber bullets.
In this edition of the show we will interview a journalist who has been targeted and also discuss the wider issue of how reporters and activists who set out to help Palestine find themselves victimized by the Israelis. Source