Arafat Admits Palestinians Made Mistakes
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat acknowledged Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority has made "mistakes," but the rare admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about his corrupt government than making real changes.    In a decade at the helm of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat has resisted attempts to get him to fight official corruption, reform the security services and relinquish some of his near-absolute powers...
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or It Really Was All Arafat's Fault
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Shaath discounted reports that Arafat's organs had failed. "His brain, his heart and his lungs are still functioning and he is alive," Shaath said after he and other Palestinian officials met with Arafat's ...
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Mahmoud Abbas has said before that the Palestinians were wrong to use violence against Israel in the &quot;current intifada.&quot; But this time, he said it as a candidate to lead the Palestinians
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Ramallah, West Bank -- A top Palestinian official said Saturday there is no evidence that Israel poisoned Yasser Arafat, but he called for an investigation into the cause of death of the Palestinian leader.
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Yasser Arafat slipped deeper into a coma  overnight and his health worsened, a doctor treating him said  on Tuesday before Palestinian officials arrived at a French  military hospital for a visit Arafat's wife adamantly opposed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- In a lengthy address to the Palestinian people, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat admitted Wednesday that his government had made mistakes and offered solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who are under a ...
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Mahmoud Abbas, on the first visit by a top PLO official to Kuwait in 14 years, apologised to the Gulf state for the Palestine Liberation Organisation&#39;s failure to condemn Iraq&#39;s 1990 invasion of its small neighbour.
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One version of the story said the gunfire was an assassination attempt aimed at interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Another dismissed it as a misunderstanding that erupted in gunfire simply because there were too many weapons around.
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Committee of Palestinian MPs cast doubt on Arafat&#39;s willingness to implement reform, crack down on corruption. By Majeda El-Batsh - RAMALLAH, West Bank.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat  lost consciousness on Wednesday evening and it was not clear  whether he had regained it, Israel Radio reported.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave of turmoil.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday acknowledged corruption within the Palestinian Authority and said he was among those who had made mistakes, although he made no concrete proposals for reform.
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Speaking from France, Palestinian officials say leader Yasser Arafat took a turn for the worse late Wednesday. Citing officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, The Associated Press reports that Arafat&#39;s
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat condemned Friday the bombing attacks against Egypt&#39;s Red Sea resorts in Sinai Peninsular on Thursday night, in which dozens were killed and more than 100 wounded.
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Visiting Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee chairman Mahmud Abbas here Sunday apologized to Kuwait for PLO&#39;s past stance on the 1990 Iraqi invasion against the emirate.
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Israel's president apologized Wednesday for what he called the "accidental" killings of Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers, but said the deaths occurred because Palestinian militants hid among civilians ...