GayandRight

My name is Fred and I am a gay conservative living in Ottawa. This blog supports limited government, the right of the State of Israel to live in peace and security, and tries to expose the threat to us all from cultural relativism, post-modernism, and radical Islam. I am also the founder of the Free Thinking Film Society in Ottawa (www.freethinkingfilms.com)

Saturday, November 10, 2007

An Arafat Museum!

Gee, a mausoleum, a museum...how about an Arafat theme park??? Will the museum talk about the victims of his terrorism???

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas unveiled a $1.75 million (€1.2 million) mausoleum for Yasser Arafat on Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony that helped him draw on the continued popularity of his iconic predecessor as he headed into peace talks with Israel.

The mausoleum, made of glass and beige Jerusalem stone, is surrounded on three sides by water, and a piece of rail track is entombed underneath Arafat's grave. The water and piece of track are meant to symbolize the temporary nature of the grave, officials said, with Palestinians planning to rebury their leader one day in Jerusalem, their hoped-for capital.

Arafat died Nov. 11, 2004, at age 75, in a French military hospital and was buried on the grounds of his West Bank headquarters, now used by Abbas. The exact cause of death remains unknown, fueling persistent rumors that he was either poisoned or died of AIDS.

The mausoleum measures 11 meters by 11 meters (120 square feet) to mark the day of his death. A mosque was built next to the tomb, and an Arafat museum is to open next year.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shame on Stephen Harper and the Conservative Government for having sent a Government Official to this ceremony recognizing a terrorist.

Canada's Representative to the P.A. was there.

Shame on you Stephen Hrper.

7:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

They could save all that money and just pick up a garbage can at Wal-mart for a few bucks.

11:42 PM  

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