Palestinians take back the night in Ramallah
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With new upscale restaurants, bars, and theater, the West Bank city is undergoing a cultural revival.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat was both the symbol of the Palestinian aspiration to a viable, independent state and the prime obstacle to its realization.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat greets wellwishers prior to his departure from the West Bank town of Ramallah in this picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct. 29, 2004.
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Israelis were up at dawn Friday, just to see live television coverage of Yasser Arafat leaving his compound in Ramallah and flying out of the Middle East.
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The  crossing between Gaza and Egypt is reopened for two days, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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MARWAN BARGHOUTI, the Palestinian leader jailed for life in an Israeli prison, re-emerged as a pivotal figure in Palestinian politics last night when senior Fatah officials
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Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Friday (local time), welcoming the new thaw in Israeli-Palestinian relations and voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.
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Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian leadership held its first meeting Saturday since the departure of the ailing Yasser Arafat, putting on a show of unity to dispel concerns about possible chaos and infighting in his absence.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Muslims and Christians joined together on Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, holding their breath that the festive season would be peaceful and possibly the start of a new dawn.
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Palestinian men on hunger strike in support of Palestinian prisoners lie on their beds during a protest in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
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Arriving ahead of schedule, winter rains have begun lashing Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority. On most days, a thin layer of mist hangs around Yasser Arafat&#39;s grave, where a Palestinian guard keeps a 24-hour vigil.
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RAFAH, Egypt  - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
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All that was missing was the crowds. But a  Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader  provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremists
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Palestinians begin rebuilding their lives in refugee camp flattened by the Lebanese
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus yesterday, voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.
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Ramallah - Ramallah, known to Palestinians as the &quot;pearl of the West Bank&quot;, is beloved for its mild climate, olive groves and white stone houses, and has now been chosen as the most fitting burial site for Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinians held an emergency security meeting in Gaza on Sunday night after the shooting incident in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.