Arafat's worth as estimated by Forbes in 2003 was 300 billion. The Gaza Strip has an estimate 1,400,000 inhabitants. If Arafat's wealth was distributed in full to each and every inhabitant, including women & childen it would amount to about $215,000 each.
You may have meant $300 million. No human being on earth, no even Bill Gates is worth $300 billion. $300 million is still a lot of money and the Pali's should go after that instead of begging from the West again. As far as I am concerned the US should cut off all money supply to not only the Palis but all murderous Islamic governments.
"If Arafat's wealth was distributed in full to each and every inhabitant, including women & childen it would amount to about $215,000 each."
Why don't you suggest that to Hillary? I mean, she's in real tight with Arafat's widow, right? Hil LOVES to redistribute wealth. This would be the perfect job for her. Man, I just crack myself UP! ;)
$300 billion? I doubt that. Estimates vary from $1 billion to $5 billion. In the 1970's and 1980's they made a lot of money from extortion, theft, arms dealing, drug dealing. They robbed a bank in Lebanon and got away with a small fortune. They extorted tens of millions from Lufthansa. Rumor has it that Arafat owned the majority stake in the Papau New Guinea airlines.