Arafat, like Mandela was on a journey. It's unfortunate that Arafat never finished his.

They both started out as terrorists (aka freedom fighters) Arafat's journey went a very long way which included winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

He couldn't finish it off, though. I suspect partly through his own weaknesses (did he ever wear a suit? or were faitgues in fashion?) and I suspect partly through pro-semitic protaganists elsewhere in the world.

I imagine he never would've got there either.