Ironically however, as he was dying, world leaders and the media were rediscovering the importance of Arafat’s leadership if not his persona. The sustained focus of the media on him, to the point of near saturation, focused world attention on the Palestinian Question once again.
充满讽刺意味的是，在阿拉法特垂死之际，世界领袖和媒体重新发现了他作为领袖和个人的重要性。媒体给了他长时间、甚至是近乎饱和的关注，巴勒斯坦问题重新成了世界关注的焦点。