Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat is suffering from clinical depression, according to an interview with one of his doctors that was published in the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The doctor denied that Arafat, who has been seen to be trembling at recent public appearances, suffers from Parkinson’s Disease.
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