The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/polonium-210/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Polonium-210 | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/polonium-210/ 32 32 Putin likely okayed poisoning of ex-spy, UK judge finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-likely-okayed-poisoning-of-ex-spy-uk-judge-finds/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:04:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1325607 Alexander Litvinenko, a former FSB agent and vocal critic of the Russian premier, died in London after drinking poison-laced tea in 2006

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]]> France closes Arafat poisoning probe without charges https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-closes-arafat-poisoning-probe-without-charges/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:30:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1244264 Judges dismiss claims PLO leader was killed by polonium-210; widow Suha Arafat decries decision

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]]> Former FM insists Israel had no hand in Arafat’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-fm-insists-israel-had-no-hand-in-arafats-death/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:07:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=740568 If we'd wanted to kill him, the easiest thing would have been to prevent him leaving West Bank for treatment, says Silvan Shalom, after report claims PLO leader was poisoned

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]]> Scientists say they found polonium in Arafat’s remains https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-say-they-found-polonium-in-arafats-remains/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=739458 Foreign Ministry dismisses report that Palestinian leader was poisoned with rare radioactive element

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]]> Palestinians receive Yasser Arafat test results https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-receive-yasser-arafat-test-results/ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:15:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=737946 Report determining cause of leader's 2004 death to be studied before being made public

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]]> Release of Arafat poisoning probe delayed https://www.timesofisrael.com/release-of-arafat-poisoning-probe-delayed/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:44:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=404262 Results still two months away, says Swiss lab testing whether Palestinian leader was killed by radioactive substance

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]]> Results on possible Arafat poisoning expected in three months, Palestinian doctor says https://www.timesofisrael.com/results-determining-if-arafat-was-poisoned-expected-in-three-months-says-palestinian-doctor/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:26:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=296080 Former PA president's body exhumed, re-buried in Ramallah military ceremony

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]]> Arafat’s body exhumed, bone samples to be tested for radiation poisoning https://www.timesofisrael.com/arafats-body-exhumed-bone-samples-to-be-tested-for-radiation-poisoning/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:57:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=295668 Team of experts from Russia, France and Switzerland taking part in procedure; body to be re-buried in a military ceremony

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]]> ‘Absolutely no way’ Arafat was poisoned, says top doctor who teaches at Paris hospital where Palestinian leader died https://www.timesofisrael.com/absolutely-no-way-arafat-was-poisoned-says-top-doctor-who-teaches-at-paris-hospital-where-palestinian-leader-died/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:20:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=276536 Arafat was tested for radioactive poisoning, and symptoms would have been 'impossible to miss,' Roland Masse, a specialist on radioactivity and professor at Percy military hospital, tells Times of Israel

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]]> Yasser Arafat’s remains to be exhumed November 26 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yasser-arafats-remains-to-be-exhumed-november-26/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:22:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=270892 Palestinian leader's body will be tested for traces of radiation by Swiss and French experts

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]]> French probe deepens confusion over Arafat death https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-probe-deepens-confusion-over-arafat-death/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:54:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=209218 Widow's apparent reluctance on exhumation adds further intrigue to an already bizarre saga

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