ALBAWABA - Former U.S. President George W. Bush reportedly told the CIA to find an alternative to Yasser Arafat, according to information released in classified British documents 19 years after the death of the Palestinian leader in food poisoning.
Almost 19 years after the suspicious death of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, British documents revealed that former US President George Bush urged the CIA to find a replacement for Arafat in the wake of Al-Aqsa Intifada (Uprising) in 2001. pic.twitter.com/9Dc4GxPl7n
— Mzemo (@MyMzemo) January 31, 2023
The revelation splashed social media platforms, with commentaries and posts focused on a set of deliberations that took place before and during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, which broke out on Sept. 29, 2001.
From the beginning of Bush's Presidency, it was very clear from his actions he wanted to do away with Arafat, we refused to talk to him, call him or meet him, even at the UN they where a mere 5 metres apart, but Bush refused to even look at him... https://t.co/yr1iCagwJA
— USMAN YUSUF™ (@ussmo) January 31, 2023
At the time, the American administration was active in bringing the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table after an active peace process under the Bill Clinton administration, which stalled later.
Bush directed CIA to find replacement for Yasser Arafat: Documents https://t.co/bAUJtItYnY
— Geo-Politico News✨ (@truestory24) January 31, 2023
Bush, who took office in January 2001, was reportedly dismayed by the lack of progress in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. He allegedly called for finding an alternative to Arafat, as revealed in the British documents.
