Arafat’s widow expelled from Tunisia

YNet ^ | Aug. 14, 2007 | Roee Nahmias

[Alouette]

Tunisian president revokes Suha Arafat’s citizenship following rumors of affair with married brother-in-law, business disputes with Tunisian partners

Roee Nahmias Published: 08.14.07, 09:45 / Israel News

Suha Arafat, widow of former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, has had her Tunisian citizenship revoked, according to recent reports by several Arab media channels.

Arafat, widow of former Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, was said to have fled to Malta with her daughter last month. Presidential sources kept Arafat’s hasty departure secret, and the Tunisian government was vague about the reason behind her losing her citizenship.

According to the London based al-Quds al-Arabi, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali withdrew Arafat's naturalized status in a special decree last week. “The Tunisian citizenship granted to Suha Daoud Tawil, who was born in Jerusalem on July 17, 1963, is to be revoked," the decree stated.

Arafat was granted Tunisian citizenship in September 2006 after having moved there with her daughter following her husband’s death in 2004.

Although the Tunisian government did not state a reason for revoking the citizenship, sources in the local justice system said Arafat lost her "moral and material rights".

The presidential decision to annul Arafat’s naturalized status was speculated to be in connection wit her rumored affair with the president’s married brother-in-law.

Reports of the affair began last summer, when Arafat was said to have secretly married the president’s brother-in-law, Lahasn al-Trabulsi. Arafat vehemently denied the reports, and threatened to take legal action against those distributing them.

Al Quds al-Arabi said the reason for Arafat’s departure was a business dispute with her partners in Tunisia. Neither Arafat, nor the Tunisian government, have confirmed the report.

[Alouette]

If she was anyone else, she'd just be honor-killed.

[Alouette]

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[mewzilla]

The check didn’t clear?

[reagan_fanatic]

Other than monetary gain, who in their right mind would wanna hit that?

[rockinqsranch]

“As The Stomach Turns....”

[toddlintown]

Back to Paris, I guess.

[mewzilla]

The woman who undid the Mideast peace

Maybe Hillie'll put her up in Chappaqua.

[mimaw]

She should be stoned.

[CaptRon]

Why doesn’t she just buy Tunisia with the billions her husband pilfered.

[Joe Boucher]

in a public square.
:-)

[MrB]

Other than monetary gain, who in their right mind would wanna hit that?

I was gonna say "Hillary", but then I re-read your question and saw the "right mind" clause.

[theDentist]

Reports of the affair began last summer, when Arafat was said to have secretly married the president’s brother-in-law...

Of course it's not true... they're just trading fours every so often.

[COBOL2Java]

The check didn’t clear?

Exactly my thought. No honor among thieves...

[Red Badger]

I thought Islamists could have more than one wife?...................

[Enterprise]

"The presidential decision to annul Arafat’s naturalized status was speculated to be in connection wit her rumored affair with the president’s married brother-in-law."

"Girls just wanna have fu-un."

[Enterprise]

"was speculated to be in connection wit her rumored affair with the president’s married brother-in-law.

So, was she gettin' jiggy wit it?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

She’s got several million dollars of squandered American aid money. Maybe she could find a home in Chicago...

[backhoe]

The execrable Suha and Hillarrhea! making kissy face just after Suha had accused Israel of "poisoning" children a few years ago...

[MeanWestTexan]

Probably spreading the HIV caught from Yasser’s heterosexual moments.