FACT CHECK · IDENTITY & HISTORY
Claim: Arafat was born in Jerusalem
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Disputed. A birth certificate registered in Cairo gives 24 Aug 1929. He claimed Jerusalem, 4 Aug 1929; some say Gaza. Several biographers say Cairo. Father from Gaza, mother from a Jerusalem family.
SOURCE
Britannica, Yasser Arafat; Aburish, Arafat: From Defender to Dictator (1998)
britannica.com · en.wikipedia.org · theglobeandmail.com
britannica.com · en.wikipedia.org · theglobeandmail.com
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