Arafat is gone ...

And Liberal Larry pays a well-deserved tribute.

"Yet even in the face of adversity, he reached out to his Jewish neighbors, sending emissaries deep into enemy territory to spread peace and goodwill. All to often, it was the emissaries themselves who were spread across a large area, returning home in sandwich bags and shoeboxes.

With no known cure, Spontaneous Human Explosion claims the lives of 7 out of every 9 Palestinians each year. Symptoms include profuse sweating in Jewish delis, smoke pouring from the trousers while riding the bus, and the mysterious appearance of large amounts of explosives strapped to your chest. Much like AIDS victims in our own country, sufferers of Spontaneous Human Explosion face ridicule and intolerance from their own friends and neighbors."


While Jerusalem Posts is .. shall we say a tad less generous ?

Times obituary.