U.S. Had Stormy Relationship With Arafat
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More than two years ago President Bush cut off all U.S. contact with Yasser Arafat as a failed and corrupt leader. But Bush did not retract his pledge to help the Palestinians achieve statehood.
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WASHINGTON -- Despite a flurry of hopeful signs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the death of Yasser Arafat, the Bush administration is keeping a cautious distance from the emerging Palestinian leadership, saying that future political and economic support will depend on whether a new Palestinian president can rein in militant groups.
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OPINIÃN (*)The Legacy: Yasir Arafat has been a disaster for the Palestinians, for Israelis, and for hopes of peace in the region.
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The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.
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The key events in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's life and career.
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When Suha Tawil married Yasser Arafat nearly 15 years ago, the pairing was considered so scandalous that Arafat&#39;s top aides kept the wedding a secret for more than
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Jerusalem - Once famous for being the globetrotting champion of the Palestinian cause, Yasser Arafat spent the past three years cooped up in his shrivelled compound staring down the barrels of Israeli tanks.
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A flurry of contradictory information on President Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness was leaked on Thursday as the Palestinian leader at various times was said to be brain dead or in a coma, in a stable but serious condition, and then dead - until reports of his
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness and his departure from the West Bank presents a blessing and a curse for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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With Yasser Arafat plagued by a mysterious medical condition, the Bush administration is pressing the Israeli government to begin cultivating a new Palestinian leadership and to launch talks regarding the territories.
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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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Late Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat and United Nations Mideast envoy Terje Roed-Larsen are seen during their meeting at Arafat&#39;s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001 file photo.
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The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.
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New York: Yasser Arafat personally controlled billions of dollars with which he ran the Palestinian Authority but no one knows their whereabouts, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.
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When ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived at Paris Friday for medical treatment, his deteriorating health condition sent shockwave across the Middle East political arena.
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Senior Palestinian officials, after consulting with doctors treating Yasser Arafat and visiting his hospital, said Tuesday his condition had deteriorated dramatically
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Looking back at the major events that took place in the Middle East in 2004, the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is undoubtedly a world-shaker.