Arafatâs poor health raises question of leadership succession
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As the Palestinian president remains critically ill at his West Bank home, the Palestinians are afraid that his poor health could result in a political vacuum, should he be incapacitated.
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Arafat was an establishment leader. He was an elite who ruled through the finances and will of other Palestinian and Arab elites. Arafat was, ultimately, a dictator.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Saturday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
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Ailing Palestinian President Yasser Arafat&#39;s powers have been temporarily passed to two veteran associates -- both have served under him as prime minister -- until he recovers or dies, officials say.
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IF ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies, a joint team made up of Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurie and his predecessor Mahmud Abbas is likely to take the reigns of power, Palestinian officials said today.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat donates blood at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 file photo. Yasser Arafat&#39;s health worsened Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004 and a team of doctors went
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BEIRUT: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has failed to groom a successor, but whatever the outcome of his illness, few believe he will be in a position to resume his current responsibilities.
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Yasser Arafat was in a critical but  stable condition on Friday as a row brewed over where he would  be buried and questions loomed about who might succeed him.
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Senior Palestinian leaders flew to Paris Monday to assess the health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They had hesitated briefly after Arafat&#39;s wife launched a tirade
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It will be a long time before a new Palestinian leader commands the public admiration and political power that Yasser Arafat did. This power enabled him to make concessions that no previous Palestinian leader would have considered.
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Senior Palestinian leaders flew to Paris Monday to assess the health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They had hesitated briefly after Arafat's wife accused the officials of "trying to bury" him alive.
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The rapid decline of the 75-year-old Palestinian leader's health, the refusal of his wife and authorities at the French military hospital where he died last Thursday to release his medical records and Israel's threat a year ago to "remove" him have spawned a cottage industry of speculation among Palestinians.
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The death of the Palestinian President, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Fatah revolutionary council, has left a large political vacuum, which is in dire need of mending.
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Yasser Arafat remained in a critical condition as uncertainty mounted over who might succeed him and where he might be buried should he die.
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The sudden deterioration in the health of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat reminded the world that he has his place in history in spite of the many attempts by Israel - and especially by
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Leaders around the world express concern for the health of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Following are brief profiles of Palestinian leaders who could become candidates to replace President Yasser Arafat, who has been described as &quot;very, very sick&quot; by officials.