Weiner, Ackerman on opposite sides of post-Arafat aid
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Reps. Gary Ackerman and Anthony Weiner have a lot in common. They&#39;re both Jewish Democrats, representing Queens, who are strong supporters of Israel.
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Jimmy Carterâs new book, âPalestine Peace Not Apartheid,â has drawn outrage for its apparent equation of the plight of todayâs Palestinians to the former victims of racial separation in South Africa.
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The death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat does not mean Israel will be able to make peace with the new Palestinian leadership, because the old guard -- backed by the same
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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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Sunday's swap of an Israeli spy for Egyptian students is indicative of a post-Arafat thaw between the nations.
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JERUSALEM -- Embattled leaders Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat rebuffed demands from their backers yesterday, holding steadfast to positions posing great political risk: Sharon insisted he will press on with efforts to pull out of Gaza despite a stinging rebuke from his party, while Arafat refused to sign reform legislation.
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The country's two political rivals agreed to help ease distribution of humanitarian aid, but not to a power-sharing government.
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International leaders and newspapers around the world have engaged in cautious speculation about Yasser Arafat's condition, medical diagnosis and chances of recovery.
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Despite Arafat's flaws, area residents say the leader represented struggle of the state.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Foreign doctors rushed to  Yasser Arafat's side on Thursday to tend to the seriously ill  Palestinian leader, who for decades has symbolized his people's  struggle for statehood.
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Israeli cable technician Elram Weitzman thinks the Palestinians deserve a state of their own. But he doesn't spend too much time thinking about it.
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There are reports from the Palestinian territories that the health of leader Yasser Arafat is deteriorating. There has been concern in recent weeks about the Palestinian Authority head&#39;s health was worsening
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One month after Yasser Arafat's death, realignments on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli divide are raising fragile hopes for a mutual retreat from four years of fighting.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Foreign doctors on Thursday  tended to seriously ill Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who  for decades has symbolized his people's struggle for statehood.
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Dozens of countries met on Monday to pledge billion of dollars in aid to the Palestinians in support of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, but disputes with Israel on settlements and checkpoints darkened the mood.
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Senior Palestinian officials aspiring to succeed Yasser Arafat might have thought that their main obstacle would be Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or his closest ally, the United States.
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appears to have faced down the biggest challenge to his leadership in years without giving ground on demands to overhaul his administration, while Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel struggles to chart a new political course amid rising dissent in his party, officials and analysts say.