He became suspicious when becoming ill after a September 25 visit of a group of Israelis and foreigners, Ahmad Abad Al-Rachman told the London-based Al-Hiat Arab paper. "Arafat shook hands of 30 or more people who visited until suddenly he turned away to throw up," he stated.
Al-Rachman claimed, "Since then, Arafat's health started to decline slowly and continually. I don't know what kind of poison was involved, but there are 700 kinds of unknown poisons in the secret armies' possession."
He said that Arafat rejected food and that his illness "damaged not only his health but also his memory," but he still was like a "computer." During medical tests, Arafat said, "They also got me?" meaning that Israel had poisoned him. The former aide admitted that the Arabs made a mistake by not conducting a post-mortem autopsy.
The interview was published at the end of the 40-day mourning period by Moslems. Many leaders have insisted that Israel poisoned Arafat, and polls show that a large number of Arabs also believe so.
Al-Rachman claimed, "Since then, Arafat's health started to decline slowly and continually. I don't know what kind of poison was involved, but there are 700 kinds of unknown poisons in the secret armies' possession."
He said that Arafat rejected food and that his illness "damaged not only his health but also his memory," but he still was like a "computer." During medical tests, Arafat said, "They also got me?" meaning that Israel had poisoned him. The former aide admitted that the Arabs made a mistake by not conducting a post-mortem autopsy.
The interview was published at the end of the 40-day mourning period by Moslems. Many leaders have insisted that Israel poisoned Arafat, and polls show that a large number of Arabs also believe so.