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Palestinian Children’s Day is a day of remembrance declared on 5 April 1995 by former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in response to the human rights violations Palestinian children face under Israeli occupation. The day highlights the living conditions of Palestinian children surrounded by phenomena such as occupation, blockade, poverty, housing insecurity, difficulties in accessing education and healthcare, detention and arrest, displacement, and death. For this reason, 5 April is not rega

Yasser Arafat【1】 (full name: Muhammad Abd al-Rauf al-Qudwa al-Husseini; 24 August 1929, Cairo – 11 November 2004, Clamart) was a leading figure in the Palestinian national movement during the second half of the 20th century and one of the founders of Fatah (Palestinian National Liberation Movement) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Arafat shifted the Palestinian cause from armed struggle to diplomatic negotiation and became one of the defining figures in both regional and internat