Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday unveiled his knowledge of who killed late president Yasser Arafat but he stopped short of giving names.
Abbas made his remarks in a speech in front of a massive crowd of citizens in Ramallah city where they rallied to mark the 12th anniversary of Arafat’s death.
“You ask me who killed him I know but my testimony alone is not enough.”
“An inquiry commission is digging into that but you will find out at the earliest opportunity and be amazed when you know who did it” he said.
“I do not want to mention names because these names do not deserve to be remembered” he added.
Arafat died on November 11 2004 at a hospital near Paris from unknown causes at age 75.
His family and people believe that there was someone on the inside who helped Israel poison him.
