Arafat Admits Mistakes, Slow on Palestinian Reform
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat made a rare admission of mistakes on Wednesday  and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave  of turmoil.
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Ramallah (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Yasser Arafat refused to sign anti-corruption legislation as demanded by Palestinian law-makers. In a long and tense speech to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the
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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 ...
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Doctors decided to fly ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Paris for treatment, as associates described a Palestinian leader who was too weak to stand Thursday, appeared confused and spent most of the ...
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Despite Arafat's flaws, area residents say the leader represented struggle of the state.
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Yasser Arafat has been ill for two weeks with what was initially described as a bad flu. He took a turn for the worse Wednesday, collapsing and briefly losing consciousness.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is slowly recovering from serious illness but could remain in a French military hospital for several weeks, Palestinian officials say.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat makes a rare admission that "unacceptable mistakes" have been made under him.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat's health worsened sharply on Wednesday and he was  slipping in and out of consciousness at his besieged West Bank  headquarters, officials and medics said.
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PARIS - There are more conflicting reports today about the health of Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat. The Palestinian Foreign Minister says Arafat is not getting better, but his spokeswoman says his condition is not deteriorating.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - In a rare admission of wrongdoing, Yasser Arafat said Wednesday that he has made "mistakes" and promised to correct them.    The veteran Palestinian leader issued his plea for reform of the Palestinian Authority in an address to lawmakers at his battered headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah...
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M ahmoud Abbas may have done more for the Palestinian people in a few weeks than Yasser Arafat did in four decades -- or, at least, four years.
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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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Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, said in an interview published Tuesday that the armed struggle against Israel was a mistake and should end.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was  very ill but his brain, heart and lungs were still functioning,  Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said.
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat admitted making &quot;mistakes&quot; and promised to rein in corruption, but lawmakers complained that a long-awaited speech by the Palestinian Authority president on Wednesday fell short of expectations. Critics said he offered ...