Middle East must draw on Arafat, Peres ‘partners in peace’ vision I will never forget the day I stood with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres as they declared themselves ‘partners in peace ...

Middle East must draw on Arafat, Peres ‘partners in peace’ vision I will never forget the day I stood with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres as they declared themselves ‘partners in peace ...

Middle East must draw on Arafat, Peres’s ‘partners in peace’ vision I will never forget the day I stood with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres as they declared themselves ‘partners in peace ...

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat smiles during a meeting at his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah in 2004. Muhammad Nasser/AP It’s been 20 years since Arafat died as possibly the victim ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations.

November 1974: Arafat comes armed to the U.N. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was invited to speak at the United Nations even though the territories were not a U.N. member nation.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was invited to speak at the United Nations even though the territories were not a U.N. member nation.