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The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat were exhumed and quickly reburied today as scientists removed samples from his body in the hopes of learning whether or not he might have been poisoned.
An Al-Jazeera documentary suggesting that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was killed by radioactive polonium was enough for French authorities to open a murder investigation after the late Palestinian leader's family requested one last month.
Days after an Al Jazeera investigation found traces of radioactive polonium in the belongings of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, this conspiracy theory has jumped into legitimate, diplomacy-threatening territory with Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly approving Arafat's exhumation.
While we're riveted at the idea of someone possibly poisoning Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with radioactive polonium and implications this could have on the already strained Israel-Palestine conflict, we have a smaller question: Why is Suha Arafat holding onto her late husband's old underwear?
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In an effort to solve the mystery once and for all, Palestinian officials have agreed to exhume Yasser Arafat's body to see if they can determine whether or not he was poisoned.
Theories about poisoning, diseases, and sabotage have swirled around Yasser Arafat since the Palestinian leader suddenly fell ill in October 2004 and died the following month. Now Al Jazeera has a new suggestion to add to the bunch: radioactive polonium.
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