Départ ARAFAT

August 30, 1982 Ya Arafat's departure from Beirut. Report on the farewell ceremony held for him by Palestinians and Lebanese: Arafat in the crowd, smiling; portrait; final statement to the Lebanese left; scenes of jostling and embraces; entry to Chafik el Wazzan's home with Walid Jumblatt; bursts of machine gun fire into the air; armed fighters paying him homage; car surrounded by the crowd. Interview with a fighter and a young woman... Sebag, in the chaos, tries to take stock of the situation. Archival footage from INA (National Audiovisual Institute) http://www.ina.fr National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #History