Hoping Democracy Can Replace a Palestinian Icon
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The post-Arafat era will be the latest test of a quintessentially American article of faith: that elections provide legitimacy even to the frailest institutions.
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The parliament speaker would replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president for 60 days, until elections. But he is unlikely to hold onto that position during a turbulent transition; timely elections also seem unlikely.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a rare window of opportunity to build a democratic Palestinian state that could live side by side in peace with Israel.
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Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.
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Palestinians called crucial to the success of a ballot to choose a successor to the late Yasser Arafat. Middle East envoy William Burns told reporters on Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Yasser Arafat dominated the Palestinian movement for four decades, transforming himself from guerrilla into politician. Most Palestinians will remember him as the man who gave them hope and took their cause to the brink of statehood.
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The Palestinians' likely next President hopes to take on the militants--and Arafat's legacy
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The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.
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Palestinians are electing a successor to their late leader, Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians vote on Sunday  for a successor to Yasser Arafat widely expected to be Mahmoud  Abbas, a pragmatist they hope will revive a peace process with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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The imminent passing of Yasser Arafat will mark the beginning of a new era in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For a century, Palestinian national politics has been dominated by two men: Hajj Amin al-Husseini led
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Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the U.S. responds
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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Since the death of the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, a mood has been spreading in the Middle East that had not been felt for a long time: optimism.
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The decision by Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian leader, to run for president of the Palestinian Authority should be welcomed by all who want to see real democracy emerge in Palestine (&quot;Barghouti faces Fatah opposition,&quot; Dec. 3).
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By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press. Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) began his public bid to succeed the late Yasser Arafat at a rally
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has brought hope locally for a reopened peace process between Palestine and Israel - and a caution that Israel and the United States have the responsibility