Palestinian factions call for self-control after Arafat
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Representatives of Palestinianpolitical powers and factions held a meeting Wednesday atPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s headquarters in the Gaza City todiscuss the situation
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The militant Islamic group Hamas said the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat would strengthen its resolve to keep up attacks against Israel.
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&quot;No one can control or change this revolution. No one can control or change me.&quot;. Yasser Arafat spoke those words before a boisterous crowd in a dusty refugee camp called Nahr Bared in northern Lebanon more than two decades ago.
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Despite Arafat's flaws, area residents say the leader represented struggle of the state.
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Palestinian leaders prepared on Thursday to transfer President Yasser Arafat's powers to three key figures who will take on the most important roles he held, officials said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders decided  in the absence of President Yasser Arafat on Sunday to carry  out a plan to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza,  a government minister said.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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Yasser Arafat, fighting for his life in a French hospital Thursday, triggered a war of words about his legacy: Palestinians hailed a freedom fighter who saved them from national extinction; Jewish leaders welcomed the imminent death of a terrorist.
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Palestinians ready to compromise will claim to be completing Arafat's journey. So will those wanting to fight on
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat flashes a &quot;victory&quot; sign during a meeting with supporters at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this Feb. 12, 2002 file photo.
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While Palestinians mourn Yasser Arafat, Palestinian forces are taking urgent measures to loosen Israel&#39;s tightening grip over Palestine.
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Open conflict erupted yesterday between Yasser Arafat's personal inner circle and his would-be political heirs over who should have access to the gravely ill Palestinian leader and who will control the financial and political power he wielded for decades.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat&#39;s slide into serious illness has raised fear of chaos among his people with their struggle for statehood at a standstill and armed groups taking over the streets.
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PRIME minister Ahmed Qorei will hold talks with leaders of the main Palestinian armed factions in a bid to prevent any outbreak of violence after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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The devil dancing in the Middle East is dead. After Arafat used his life to deny Palestinians a national state, Palestinians will now have the chance to use Arafat&#39;s death to usher in a new era of compromise.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon The militant group Hamas is calling for unity among Palestinian leaders and says it&#39;s setting aside differences with an ailing Yasser Arafat.