Looters Steal Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize (Wizbang)

Via the Jerusalem Post:

Enraged Fatah leaders on Saturday accused Hamas militiamen of looting the home of former Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat in Gaza City.

"They stole almost everything inside the house, including Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize medal," said Ramallah-based Fatah spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman. "Hamas militiamen and gangsters blew up the main entrance to the house before storming it. They stole many of Arafat's documents and files, gifts he had received from world leaders and even his military outfits."

Abdel Rahman said the attackers also raided the second floor of the house and stole the personal belongings of his widow, Suha, and daughter, Zahwa. "They stole all the widow's clothes and shoes," he added. "They also took Arafat's pictures with his daughter."

Eyewitnesses told The Jerusalem Post that dozens of Palestinians participated in the raid, which took place late Friday.

"Most of the looters were just ordinary citizens," they said. "They stole almost everything, including furniture, tiles, water pipes, closets and beds."

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Comments (19)

Is there a problem?<p... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Semanticleo | June 17, 2007 12:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Semanticleo:

Is there a problem?

Arafat the Avaricious stole every shekel and greenback he could lay his palsied hands on to the detriment of 'his people'.

Hamas has a better record of re-distributing wealth,
even if it is for the wrong reasons. Let them have it. It's their democracy.

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:01

What a perfect metaphor for... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 17, 2007 12:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Paul Hamilton:

What a perfect metaphor for the situation in the entire mideast.

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:02

Exactly, and seems only fai... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by xray | June 17, 2007 12:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

xray:

Exactly, and seems only fair. He was so greedy he would not make peace or give up control because he would have lost his gravy train. He forced his people to live and die like sub humans while he feasted like a piggly tyrant.

Too bad the people can not loot the swiss bank accounts that hold their money.

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:08

Did they get his paint brus... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Monty | June 17, 2007 12:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Monty:

Did they get his paint brushes? He always wanted me to have those. And his lawn mower. Who do I sue now to get them back? Shheeesh....

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:11

Unfortunately it the Nobel ... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by jpm100 | June 17, 2007 12:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

jpm100:

Unfortunately it the Nobel committee that gave him his award that deserves to have their homes sacked.

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:35

Aren't they just the most p... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by ODA315 | June 17, 2007 12:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

ODA315:

Aren't they just the most peaceful religious wackos you've ever seen?

Posted on June 17, 2007 12:56

"What a perfect metaphor... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by LAB | June 17, 2007 1:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

LAB:

"What a perfect metaphor for the situation in the entire mideast."

Also, the perfect comment in keeping with the situation. I have mixed feelings about them stealing the more personal items. I'm not sure just why.

Posted on June 17, 2007 13:21

The religion of peace. Ever... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by WildWillie | June 17, 2007 1:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

WildWillie:

The religion of peace. Everytime I see the looting, demostrating, shooting guns, killing of innocents, I always say "that's the religion of pease." ww

Posted on June 17, 2007 13:35

Party! Plains, Georgia. Y... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by twolaneflash | June 17, 2007 1:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

twolaneflash:

Party! Plains, Georgia. Ya'll come!

Posted on June 17, 2007 13:41

Confession being good for s... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by twolaneflash | June 17, 2007 1:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Confession being good for soul and all, I never had my picture taken with Arafat, but I did run into Jimmy (then governor of Georgia) and Rosalyn inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in 1972. Being a native Georgian, I shamelessly foisted my camera on their 6'4" bodyguards, got right in between the Carters for a picture and smiled. While Rosalyn and I have been photoshopped out of the picture, Jimmy provides an excellent target on my dartboard, and I get to poke at a French icon at the same time.
Nobel Prize. Feh!

Posted on June 17, 2007 13:56

"Most of the looters were j... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by steak111111 | June 17, 2007 2:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

steak111111:

"Most of the looters were just ordinary citizens,"

And hopefully Americans haven't stooped this low yet. Maybe a few more years....

Posted on June 17, 2007 14:33

Looters Steal Arafat's N... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by James Cloninger | June 17, 2007 4:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

James Cloninger:

Looters Steal Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize

That's worth, what, a buck fiddy these days?

Posted on June 17, 2007 16:22

By now it's been melted dow... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by marc | June 17, 2007 7:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

marc:

By now it's been melted down (sorry Rosie, it's true) and turned into bullets or shrapnel for the next suicide bomber.

Posted on June 17, 2007 19:49

It just doesn't get any bet... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by Cheeseball | June 17, 2007 11:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Cheeseball:

It just doesn't get any better than this. Really.

Posted on June 17, 2007 23:36

I wonder if they took His l... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by 914 | June 17, 2007 11:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

914:

I wonder if they took His little black book of wanna be homi-bombers?

Posted on June 17, 2007 23:44

The Miracle of Arafat: I a... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by kim | June 18, 2007 3:12 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

kim:

The Miracle of Arafat: I agree with Semanticleo and Paul Hamilton.
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Posted on June 18, 2007 03:12

Allah is roasting Arafat in... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by kim | June 18, 2007 11:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Allah is roasting Arafat in Hell, and testing the faith of his people with abundance beyond their efforts.
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Posted on June 18, 2007 11:28

That's okay. By awarding t... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by _Mike_ | June 18, 2007 12:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

_Mike_:

That's okay. By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, the committee help rob it of any meaning. It's only fitting that the physical representation should also end up in the hands of robbers.

Posted on June 18, 2007 12:17

Yes, _Mike_, truly a Nobel ... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by kim | June 18, 2007 6:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Yes, _Mike_, truly a Nobel peace.
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Posted on June 18, 2007 18:54

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