Amid legacy of power, Gemayel family a target of violence
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The family of assassinated minister Pierre Gemayel helped build the Maronite Christian minority in Lebanon into a dominant political force.
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Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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Troops in armored cars deployed to Sunni Muslim neighborhoods in the capital Monday after the shooting death of a young Shiite man, but that failed to prevent renewed friction. Shiite leaders urged the victim's family to avoid revenge, fearing sectarian violence that could detonate Lebanon's political crisis.
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JERUSALEM -- The criticism from members of his own kibbutz marked the first sign of trouble for Yonatan Bassi. Then came the comparisons to Nazis and death threats.
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For all the questions raised by last weekâs death of Yasser Arafat, one thing is certain: The debate over his legacy is likely to be as polarizing as the conflict that consumed his life.
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Pierre Gemayel's murder is yet another blow to the Christian bloc, sidelined by a Sunni-Shiite political divide.
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In a poisonous landscape, competing Shiite groups no longer look to the political system to allocate power.
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Jassim al-Kinani, a 34-year-old car mechanic, did all he could to follow Shiite Muslim traditions when his brother and three cousins were slain. But like so much in Iraq, the rituals of death have been knocked awry by violence.
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BIKFAYA, Lebanon -- From the terrace of former president Amin al-Gemayel's ancestral mansion, Lebanon seemed so beautiful that it should go on forever. Traditional houses of ocher stone huddled far below in close-knit villages, and churches with tiny domes stood sentinel along the twisting roads....
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Four Palestinians, including two supporters of rivals Hamas and Fatah, have been killed in a family feud, threatening the calm that has accompanied a power-sharing deal between the two groups.
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For most Israelis, Yasser Arafat's death opens up new hope for an end to the violence.
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As the House of Bhutto copes with its latest violent death, hope is growing that Benazir Bhutto's killing could help mend old strains in Pakistan's virtual royal family as it seeks to extend its political dynasty and lead the country away from military rule.
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The slaying of billionaire businessman and former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, bore the hallmarks of a decade of attacks targeting politicians, militant leaders, Palestinian refugees, religious leaders and foreign residents. These include:
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The attack underlines the potential of the violent Hamas-Fatah power struggle to spill over into Israel.
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Wednesday's attack on the Askariya shrine mirrored a 2006 bombing at the Shiite holy site, but this strike may not spark the same sectarian bloodshed.
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Pierre Gemayel, scion of Lebanon's most prominent Christian family and a leading opponent of Syria, was gunned down Tuesday in a brazen daytime hit. The assassination threatened to intensify Lebanon's power struggle between the U.S.-allied government and the Syrian-backed Hezbollah.
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A photograph of one of the children of the Palestinian Kilani family is torn as it lies in the rubble of their house that was demolished by Israeli army bulldozers, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.