Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Jerusalem Post Internet Edition: Muslim group opposes Arafat's burial on Mount
Sources close to Arafat confirmed that the PA chairman has asked his supporters in Jerusalem to check the possibility of burying him near the Aksa Mosque.
Jerusalem police recently detained three Arab residents of Jerusalem on suspicion they were putting pressure on the Muslim Wakf (religious trust) to agree to allocate a plot on the Temple Mount for the burial of Arafat. The three were served with orders banning them from entering the Temple Mount for three months.
Palestinians said some of Jerusalem's prominent Arab families are opposed to Arafat being buried on the Temple Mount. The last Palestinian to be buried on the Temple Mount was Faisal Husseini, the former PLO representative in Jerusalem, who died of a heart attack in 2001...
Cripes almighty. They better figure out where to bury the desicated old shit soon, or he may end up living forever just to spite us all. Maybe Mrs. Arafat can have him cremated and keep him on the mantel in her Paris apartment. I wonder if people would start seeing Arafish's image in glops of ice cream or reflected in plate-glass windows?
