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	Moussa Arafat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This appointment and corruption claims against Arafat's family were partially the catalyst for intense armed conflict in the streets of Gaza between Palestinian 'militants' of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade group and fighters loyal to Chairman Arafat's Fatah.
		Following the conflict, Yasser Arafat reshuffled the Gaza security apparatus and appointed Abdel-Razek al-Majaideh to the new post of overall director of security for the West Bank and Gaza, outranking Moussa Arafat.
		Moussa Arafat killed by militants in Gaza, CBC News, 7 September.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moussa_Arafat (594 words)

	Moment of crisis nears for Arafat - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Yasser Arafat was facing a mounting challenge to his authority yesterday amid rebellion in the Gaza Strip against corruption and incompetence, and a threat by the Palestinian prime minister to bring down the government if he is not given more power.
		Mr Arafat sacked Mr Jabali but his replacement with another close associate of the Palestinian leader and, separately, the naming of Moussa Arafat as head of the main security force in Gaza prompted demonstrations and violence.
		Yesterday Moussa Arafat said he had no intention of quitting and that he was prepared to fight all "potential enemies".
	dir.salon.com /story/news/feature/2004/07/19/arafat/index_np.html (625 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::Palestinian president vows to capture Arafat killers
		Moussa, 65, a cousin of the late president, Yasser Arafat, was fired earlier this year by the current Palestinian president.
		Arafat was a founder of the ruling Fatah movement and was a senior official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council, a top policy-making body.
		It should be recalled that in 2003 Moussa Arafat escaped an assassination attempt after his office was blasted by a rocket-propelled grenade which injured at least 13 Palestinians.
	albawaba.com /en/news/188615 (340 words)

	Muslim American Society
		Arafat made the decision to calm the anger that has spilled into the streets of Gaza over the appointment of Moussa Arafat as security chief in the Gaza Strip, Rdeneh said.
		The turmoil in Gaza was a grave challenge for Arafat and highlighted sharp rifts between the veteran Palestinian leader and the Cabinet that is supposed to be running the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
		The appointment of Arafat's relative deepened the discord between Arafat's generation, which led the Palestinian struggle from exile for decades, and young Palestinians who lived under Israeli occupation and now accuse the old guard of corruption and monopolizing power.
	www.masnet.org /news.asp?id=1434 (948 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Moussa Arafat's son released
		The son of slain ex-security chief Moussa Arafat was freed Thursday after being kidnapped by Palestinian militants, which shoot dead his father in a raid for "collaboration" with Israel.
		Maj.-Gen. Arafat, a cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was a Gaza strongman kept as an adviser by President Mahmoud Abbas after being fired as head of military intelligence in an anti-corruption crackdown in April.
		According to the AP, Moussa Arafat, was given a military funeral, in Gaza City earlier this week and was to be eulogized by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/09/09/62594_.html (386 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Obituary: Moussa Arafat
		Moussa Arafat was best known as the cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and as former head of military intelligence in Gaza.
		Moussa Arafat was a co-founder of the Fatah movement and a senior official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council.
		Moussa Arafat had already survived several assassination attempts, including a car bomb attack in 2004 and was forced to surround himself with bodyguards.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/4222470.stm (315 words)

	kutv.com - Arafat Appointment Sparks Turmoil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moussa Arafat's appointment was part of the Palestinian leader's reforms to his security forces, as demanded in the "road map" peace plan sponsored by the United States and supported by Egypt.
		Moussa Arafat — previously the head of the Palestinian intelligence services — is known as a fierce commander, and completely loyal to Yasser Arafat.
		Dissatisfaction with Arafat's reforms spread throughout the Palestinian territories, though violence was confined to the Gaza Strip.
	kutv.com /topstories/topstories_story_200131604.html (734 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| 'Not about Arafat, but about the Palestinians'
		Moussa, as Egyptian foreign minister at the time, was clearly astonished to find the Palestinian leader having second thoughts at the opening of the signing ceremony.
		Moussa believes that claims that the current situation has been caused by Arafat's policies, and that his absence can break the deadlock, are ridiculous.
		This said, Moussa is willing to admit that the fact that Arafat has been held hostage by the Israeli government in the Moqata in Ramallah for the past three years is a clear indication of the failure of the Arab world to provide the besieged Palestinian leader with adequate support.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/715/re14.htm (1309 words)

	Kesher Talk: Moussa Arafat assassinated; more mob rule (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moussa Arafat, Arafat's obnoxious cousin, a founder of Fatah, and one of Abbas' main opponents, was finally assassinated by a gang of armed Palestinians, "80 to 100 gunmen...
		Moussa Arafat, Arafat's obnoxious cousin, a founder of Fatah, and one of Abbas' main opponents, was finally assassinated by a gang of armed Palestinians, "80 to 100 gunmen traveling in 20 vehicles".
		Arafat was a member of a Fatah cell in a Gaza neighborhood in 1965-66 and later headed the Fatah’s southern command in Jordan.
	www.keshertalk.com.cob-web.org:8888 /archives/2005/09/moussa_arafat_a.php (1302 words)

	A High-Ranking Assassination in Gaza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of the few surviving relatives of the late President Yasser Arafat, who was his uncle, Moussa was a former commander of the Palestinian Military Intelligence, an important member of the Fatah revolutionary council, and a security adviser to the current president, Mahmoud Abbas, holding the title of minister.
		By contrast, the lack of popular participation in Arafat’s Gaza City funeral was indicative of the street reaction to his death—neither surprise nor protest was apparent.
		Arafat’s extrajudicial killing was the 101st since the beginning of the year.
	www.wrmea.com /archives/November_2005/0511022.html (1154 words)

	israelinsider: politics: Gunmen kill former Palestinian security chief Moussa Arafat in his home
		Moussa Arafat talks to the media after he was been appointed the head of the National Security Forces for the West Bank and Gaza, at his office in Gaza City, in this July 17, 2004.
		Arafat was still in his pajamas when he was killed in a hail of bullets.
		Arafat was a target of previous assassination attempts and always traveled in a heavily guarded convoy, using an armored limousine that once transported Yasser Arafat.
	web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Politics/6519.htm (1069 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Gaza security official shot dead
		The cousin of the late leader Yasser Arafat is the most senior figure to be killed in internal violence that has gripped the Palestinian territories.
		PRC spokesman Abu Abir said the attack against "the collaborator" Arafat and kidnapping of his son were undertaken "for reasons to be announced later".
		Correspondents say Gen Arafat, who was sacked as Gaza security chief earlier this year but reappointed as presidential security adviser, made many enemies in a long career in the security forces.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4221326.stm (560 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Arafat Scrambles to Calm Rebellion
		Two days after appointing his cousin, Moussa Arafat, as head of general security in the Gaza Strip, Arafat placed him under the command of Brig.
		A statement by al-Aqsa in Gaza had called for the dismissal of Moussa Arafat, who has a reputation for loyalty to his cousin and for corruption and whose appointment on Saturday was denounced as cronyism.
		Moussa Arafat's posting as head of general security in Gaza -- one of the Palestinian Authority's three top security posts in the strip -- sparked protests.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A60971-2004Jul19?language=printer (638 words)

	The Palestinian Rebellion in Fatah: Foreshadowing the Politics of the Post-Arafat Era - Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Halevi ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arafat is fully aware of the severe and unprecedented challenge to his leadership.
		Arafat is finding it more difficult to please his opponents without taking into consideration their demands and giving up his security powers.
		The rebellion against Arafat serves the interests of the moderate Arab states (Egypt and Jordan) as well as Israel, the U.S., and the EU, all of whom desire to see the end of Arafat's political role or at least a significant decrease in his influence on the decision-making process.
	www.jcpa.org.cob-web.org:8888 /brief/brief3-30.htm (2321 words)

	FirstCoast News.com - Print Article
		Backing down in the face of widespread protests, Yasser Arafat asked the ousted Palestinian chief of security to return to his job Monday, placing him in command of his controversial cousin, Moussa Arafat, Palestinian officials said.
		Arafat named his cousin Gaza's security chief over the weekend, prompting angry demonstrators to burn Palestinian Authority offices in the Gaza Strip.
		Intensifying the pressure on Arafat, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Monday made a rare appeal to the Palestinian leader to reform the security forces, and said he stands by his decision last week to resign.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=21557 (946 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Restive militants lash out at Arafat
		Arafat is reluctant to yield significant power, but Palestinian militants, including some of his own officers, are demanding deep reforms and new faces, Palestinian analysts said.
		All were released after Arafat promised changes, but a reorganization of the security organization and the new appointments deepened the rift between Arafat's generation, which led the Palestinian struggle from exile for decades, and young Palestinians who lived under Israeli occupation and now accuse the old guard of corruption and monopolizing power.
		Navy chief Gomma Ghali, an Arafat loyalist, handed in his resignation to protest Moussa Arafat's appointment, joining the head of intelligence and the head of the preventative security, who resigned Friday.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001982915_mideast19.html (891 words)

	PRESS RELEASE
		Moussa Arafat, 65, is the cousin of late PA leader Yasser Arafat.
		Arafat was fired by the PA chairman, Mahmoud Abbas in the early 2005.
		In August 2003, Moussa Arafat escaped an assassination attempt after his office was blasted by a rocket-propelled grenade which injured at least 13 Palestinians.
	www.phrmg.org /pressrelease/2005/sep7,05.htm (359 words)

	Moussa Arafat (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Moussa Arafat Moussa Arafat is a cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
		In July 2004, Yasser Arafat appointed his cousin to the position of Head of Public Security in the Gaza Strip in addition to other members of the Arafat family working in the Palestinian administration.
		The appointment and corruption claims against Arafat's family were partially the catalyst for intense armed conflict in the streets of Gaza between Palestinian militants in the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade group and those loyal to Chairman Arafat in Fatah.
	moussa-arafat.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888 (308 words)

	AM - Palestinian Authority official shot dead
		TONY EASTLEY: Moussa Arafat, the cousin of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was known for his ruthlessness and corruption.
		MARK WILLACY: Outside Moussa Arafat's luxurious Gaza villa is a large brown stain, marking the spot where masked men pumped 23 bullets into the former security chief.
		The cousin of the late Yasser Arafat was asleep when just before dawn dozens of gunmen surrounded his villa and opened fire with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1455725.htm (556 words)

	PA security chief Moussa Arafat escapes Gaza blast unhurt Discussion \| Its All Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arafat was the target of an attack last year, when he said Palestinian enemies fired a rocket at his office.
		Arafat is a relative of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
		Moussa Arafat, seen as part of a ruling elder generation accused by many Palestinians including militant groups of graft and incompetence for failing to win a state from Israel, survived a car bombing against his convoy Tuesday.
	www.itsallpolitics.com /-vp7537.html (1873 words)

	MIFTAH.ORG--Arafat Replaces Cousin As Security Chief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arafat took the decision to calm the anger that has spilled into the streets of Gaza over the appointment of Moussa Arafat, Rdeneh said.
		But Moussa Arafat retained a senior security post in Gaza, subordinate to Majaide who has overall authority in both Gaza and the West Bank, the officials said.
		Many Palestinians feel Moussa Arafat is a member of the "old guard," steeped in corruption and known as a cruel commander.
	www.miftah.org /PrinterF.cfm?DocId=4297 (861 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Accusations regarding who was behind the killing of ex-security chief Moussa Arafat and the kidnapping of his son continued Friday, despite a claim of responsibility by the Popular Resistance Committees several hours after the incident.
		However, accusations of Dahlan's involvement in the incident are not surprising, as relations between the PA minister and ex-security chief were known to be bad.
		Arafat's supporters have blamed security forces, namely Dahlan loyalists, in the past for previous assassination attempts on Moussa Arafat's life.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3139949,00.html (444 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Arafat backpedals to quell unrest
		ADEL HANA / AP Palestinian police officers raise their weapons in support Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his cousin Moussa Arafat in a Gaza protest yesterday.
		Intensifying the pressure on Arafat, Ahmed Qureia yesterday made a rare appeal to the Palestinian leader to reform the security forces, and said he stands by his decision last week to resign as prime minister.
		The appointment of Arafat's cousin deepened the discord between Arafat's generation, which led the Palestinian struggle from exile for decades, and young Palestinians who have lived under Israeli occupation and now accuse the old guard of corruption and monopolizing power.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001983679_mideast20.html (654 words)

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