Yasser Arafat 1929-2004

For virtually his entire adult life, Yasser Arafat had one dream, and he pursued it with such energy and zeal -- some would say fanaticism -- that he came to personify the dream itself. The dream was of self-determination and statehood for the Palestinian people, and in the end he did not live to see it.

Narrated Slide Show: Arafat Remembered

A close-up view of the life and legacy of the iconic leader and Nobel laureate who came to embody the hopes and aspirations of the Palestinians and their quest for a homeland. Narrated by The Post's Lee Hockstader.

• Photo Gallery: Palestinians Mourn

• Timeline: The Life of Yasser Arafat

ARAFAT'S FUNERAL

• Photo Gallery: Palestinian Icon Laid to Rest

• Video: Arafat's Coffin Arrives in Ramallah

• Video: Funeral Service in Cairo

MORE HEADLINES

• Amid Gunfire and Chaos, Palestinians Bury Arafat

• Throngs Kept Away From Formal Tribute

• Bush Goal: Palestinian State by 2009

• World Opinion Roundup: Keeper of Palestinian Dream

• Arafat Embarks on Final Trip Home

• U.S. to Consider Naming Mideast Peace Envoy

• World Leaders' Praise Differs With U.S. View

• Few Present in Paris Dawn as Arafat's Death Is Announced

• Arab Leaders as Divided on Arafat Dead as Alive

• Palestinians Recall 'A Fighter' Who 'Made Mistakes'

• Arab Commentators Reflect on Arafat and the Future

• Area's Palestinians Mourn Loss of a Symbol

• Palestinian Leader Arafat Dies in France

• Arafat Will Be Buried in Ramallah

• Bush Sees 'Opening' for Mideast Peace in Arafat's Death

EDITORIAL AND OPINION COLUMNS

• Editorial: Yasser Arafat

• Brent Scowcroft: A Middle East Opening

• David Ignatius: Secret Strategies . . .

• E. J. Dionne: . . . and Lost Chances

LIVE DISCUSSIONS

• Transcript: Raghida Dergham of Al Hayat

• Transcript: Council on Foreign Relations Expert Henry Siegman

• Transcript: Middle East Expert Fawas Gerges