Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: A day before the two-year anniversary of Arafat's death, the desperate Palestinians, who are living in economic and political crisis for months, expressed their missing for the late Palestinian leader. "I think Arafat was not only an elected president of the Palestinians, but also a leader with a special charisma," said Ahmed al-Jammali, a storekeeper in Gaza City.

said