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...fire also faded when Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, sworn in on Tuesday, threatened to quit on Thursday over differences with Yasser Arafat on the control of Palestinian security forces. Arafat's own survival came into question when his gaunt appearance sparked health concerns. A source in his Ramallah compound told Time he may in fact be suffering from stomach cancer. If more Israeli attacks in Syria do come, no one will be surprised. Israel has already killed or arrested all the Islamic Jihad and Hamas kingpins in the West Bank, and a series of assassinations over the summer sent...
Here’s a little example: Back in the 1980s, a researcher at Yale discovered a compound which looked to be a promising new drug to fight the AIDS virus. Yale, in turn, licensed the compound to Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), a British pharmaceutical corporation. BMS proceeded to develop the drug, later named d4T, and to patent it in several countries, including South Africa...
...year-old leader's health. Palestinian officials on Wednesday denied rumors that Arafat had last week suffered a mild heart attack and explained that Arafat has been suffering from a bad case of the flu or an intestinal infection. But according to a source inside the compound, the recent working diagnosis is that Arafat is suffering from stomach cancer. Al-Jazeera TV reported Wednesday that two teams of doctors, one from Jordan and the other from Egypt, arrived in Ramallah Wednesday to treat Arafat. Abu Dhabi TV reported on Thursday that following their examination of the Palestinian leader, the Egyptian...
...most immediate crisis would involve the need to treat Arafat's condition. The Ramallah compound in which Arafat has been holed up for the best part of two years is hardly the most conducive environment for invasive surgery. It would, in theory, be possible to erect a surgical suite at the compound, but hospitalization would certainly be preferable from a medical standpoint. Israel has until now insisted that if Arafat leaves his compound, he'd be on a one-way ticket out of the West Bank. And each new terror attack brings renewed public and political pressure on Sharon...
...supposedly under siege, Yasser Arafat seems to be enjoying himself. As the TV crews and diplomats came calling last week at the Muqata'a, Arafat's tattered Ramallah compound, his aides festooned the courtyard with streamers and draped posters of the grinning Palestinian leader on copper pipes left exposed by previous Israeli assaults. A motley collection of supporters--including Palestinian schoolchildren, a marching band and a dozen members of Arafat's Fatah Party on horseback--rallied outside the quarters, chanting Arafat's nom de guerre, Abu Amar. President Bush has declared Arafat a "failed" leader, the Israeli Cabinet has vowed...