Then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, appears with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a news conference at the White House in the Oct. 2, 1996 photo. Arafat, who triumphantly forced his people's plight into the world spotlight but failed to achieve his lifelong quest for Palestinian statehood, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at age 75, three Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)