If he died of AIDS, his followers will care.
Homosexuality will brings calls of disgrace, shame, and disgust upon his head among the Arab world. To have a revered 'leader' shown to have died of this disease, well, there is a reason why they are desperate to cover up the cause of death. It could impact the allegiance to carrying out Arafat's will.
True. But even if it is established without a doubt (to us) that he was a homosexual and contracted HIV from illicit sex, his followers will never believe it. They'll just turn a blind eye to the whole thing.
Wait a minute...a lot of his followers actually HAVE a blind eye!