Saturday, November 13, 2004

Arafat's funeral

I was watching CNN during dinner yesterday ; they were showing Arafat's funeral happening in Ramallah.

For those of you who missed it , well here's the account of what had happened:
A few helicopters flew in from Cairo, Egypt after a very grand and dignified funeral held by the Egyptian Government in honour of their homeland freedom-fighting child who claimed he was born in Israel, not in Egypt.World leaders thronged in dozens to pay him their last respect while secretly wishing there may be peace in return for his death, probably.

Anywya, the choppers flew in, carrying Arafat's body , his family members and dignitaries who had accompanied him all the way.When they landed, gosh.. the commotion was horrendous!So many people just rushed into the compound , disallowing the casket to be brought into the actual burial site.People just shoved and pushed one another, some even fired their guns but NO ONE EVEN FLINCHED!!!! Are they not afraid of death or are they just used to the sound of the gun fire? I'm not sure if this is the nature of the people in Palestine , but the next leader must know he has a tough job on his agenda - beginning with instilling order and reducing fear amongst his people. With the continued violence in that area, peace is not going to come soon.

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