Witness History - Yasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations

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Yasser Arafat's speech at the United NationsYasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations

Released On: 13 Nov 2009

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Yasser Arafat鈥檚 speech to the United Nations was a landmark for Palestinians.

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