Gary Fitleberg, December 1, 2004

More than 75 percent of U.S. newspapers offered critical coverage of Yasser Arafat as the Arab "Chairman of Terror" of the Fatah controlled and dominated Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization (PA/PLO) died, a new survey said.

Seventy-eight percent of the 50 top-circulation daily newspapers scanned by the Anti-Defamation League ran articles critical of the life and legacy of the "Chairman of Terror" and his Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization.

In addition, 30 of 33 editorial cartoons seen by the ADL condemned Arafat.

Gary Fitleberg is a Political Analyst specializing in International Relations with emphasis on Middle East affairs.

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