![]() ![]() ![]() (Thanks to sirstack for the Sammy Davis Jr. Though Davis never recorded “Walk Like an Egyptian,” the writers seem to equate them: the same riff appears in Show 301, Cave Dwellers. (1925-1990) was a Vegas staple and a member of Hollywood’s Rat Pack. Walk like an Egyptian, man.Ī reference to the number one single “Walk Like an Egyptian” by the Bangles, released in 1986. Arafat was also known for wearing a distinctive black-and-white checkered head scarf, called a keffiyeh, which he wore draped over his right shoulder to form a rough triangle, as a symbol of the territory claimed by Palestine. In 1994, he received the Nobel Peace Prize (along with Israeli leaders Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres) for his part in the Oslo Accords that led to the creation of a Palestinian government. To his people, he was a freedom fighter, struggling for a homeland after having been displaced to make room for the creation of Israel after World War II. Yasser Arafat (1929-2004) was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and became the first president of the Palestinian National Authority. Look, there’s Yasser Arafat in his teen days.
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