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    Upvoted, as I'm curious too. Best I could dig up quickly was that he had a much thicker Egyptian accent than was considered comfortable among Palestinians for a leader. So it might have been for the benefit of his fellow Palestinians, rather than Arabs in general.
    – T.E.D.
    Commented Jun 5 at 18:52
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    I can find no source that addresses this in relation to Arafat's speech, but in general, vowel marking that shows Arabic grammar (e.g. noun case) would often fall under the category of ʾIʿrab
    – sumelic
    Commented Jun 6 at 9:46
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    "My Life in the PLO": I wonder if he enjoyed a NLHE sometimes...
    – OldPadawan
    Commented Jun 6 at 12:47