Sharon outlasts Arafat in warriors&#39; feud
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In the end Ariel Sharon was the last man standing in his decades-long sparring match with Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader he threatened to kill but ultimately left to waste away in a dusty West Bank compound.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a historic victory Tuesday when parliament voted to approve his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank the first time lawmakers have authorized the removal of Jewish settlements from lands the
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Mahmoud Abbas, newly-named chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Sunday escaped unharmed from an exchange of fire which he insisted was the result of a feud
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This moment, rather, is one in which all should embrace new prospects for peace in the Middle East. Ariel Sharon, who once behaved as a fierce hawk, has shown his ability to make concessions in recent months
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PARISâThe death in a French military hospital of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday marks the end of a particularly eventful chapter in the history of relations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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JERUSALEM, Nov 1  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday&#39;s suicide bombing in Tel Aviv which killed three Israelis proved there had been no change in the Palestinian leadership despite the absence of its ailing leader Yasser Arafat, army
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Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and Baron Davis added 27 to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 105-96 victory over the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.
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There were conflicting reports that Yasir Arafat was fighting for his life and an envoy said he was in a reversible coma.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s interim successor escaped injury in a Gaza gunfight triggered by hostile militants on Sunday as Palestinian officials set Jan. 9 for elections to replace
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As peace between Israel and the Palestinians waxed and waned over the decades, there was one constant amid the tumult: Yasser Arafat was at its centre.
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JERUSALEM - The first, potentially explosive row of the post-Yasser Arafat era has erupted, even as the Palestinian leader clings to life - apparently thanks to life support machines.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s last days on earth, a subject of intense interest throughout much of the world, have evoked mixed emotions in the country that was his life&#39;s obsession: Israel.
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JERUSALEM A spokesman for Israel&#39;s Labor Party says Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (ah-ree-EL&#39; shah-ROHN&#39;) is inviting his traditional rival into the government coalition.
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THE political struggle for Yasser Arafat&#39;s inheritance escalated last night into a fierce contest for the dying man&#39;s body, as a war of words erupted between the Palestinian leader&#39;s wife and his top officials.
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Tears and gunshots, praise and condemnation marked the death of Yasser Arafat, whose fight for the Palestinian cause made him a towering and controversial figure on the world stage.
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Meanwhile, the favored candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, escaped injury as Palestinians waged a deadly gun battle during a mourning service for Yasir Arafat.
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Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinians in violent confrontations that erupted following the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in a French hospital on Thursday, Palestinians medics said.