Clinton Says Arafat Missed the Chance for Peace
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Former US President Bill Clinton on Thursday offered condolences to Palestinians after the death of Yasser Arafat but said their leader had missed the opportunity to create lasting Middle East peace in 2000.
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U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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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 Yasser Arafat&#39;s coffin had barely touched the ground in Ramallah when George W. Bush and Tony Blair, seemingly jovial over Arafat&#39;s passing, offered yet another nonstarter for moving the Middle East from its never-ending peace process
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Former US President Bill Clinton has ruled out the possibility of reaching a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue and the the Arab-Israeli conflict within the next
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat, admitting to mistakes, promised to rein in corruption, but Palestinian lawmakers complained that their leader&#39;s long-awaited speech Wednesday fell far short of expectations, offering no way out of the chaos plaguing ...
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It has been almost a month since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death and, as many had hoped, there are already some hopeful signs that his passing could lead to renewed peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians.
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CAIRO - Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat may not have lived to rule an independent Palestinian state but his funeral on Friday carried all the ceremony of a state occasion with heightened security meaning that the German delegation missed the event.
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Palestinians expressed sorrow and anxiety at the thought of a future without Yasser Arafat, wondering if his absence from the Palestinian territories would bring a bloody
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s disappearance from the scene has raised hopes that perhaps a window of opportunity to a new era has now opened.
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The senior Palestinian officials hoping  to come to France to visit their ailing leader Yasser Arafat  put off their trip on Monday because Arafat's wife was opposed  to it, a Palestinian official said.
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Yasser Arafat acknowledged Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority had made mistakes, but the rare admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about his corrupt government than making real changes.
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It&#39;s been almost a week since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died. With constant conflict in the Middle East , some wonder if Arafat&#39;s death will bring about peace in his former home.
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PARIS -- He stood only 5 feet 2 inches but Yasser Arafat cast a long shadow on the world stage, and many leaders, diplomats, and analysts saw in his passing an opportunity to unlock the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Yasser Arafat's senior deputies hoped to  travel to France on Monday to meet the critically ill  Palestinian president but his wife was opposed to the visit, a  senior Palestinian official said.
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In a bid to &quot;re-energize&quot; the stalled Mideast peace process in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Secretary of State Colin Powell made his first visit to Israel