Clinton Says Arafat Missed the Chance for Peace
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Former U.S. 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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The Palestinian Authority Friday failed its first post-Arafat test to determine whether or not it was serious about making peace with Israel.
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THE death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has been seen in parts of the West, especially the United States and Britain, as an opening to peace in the Middle East.
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Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the U.S. responds
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ONE OF Yasser Arafat&#39;s least-admired roles in the last few years was as the constantly cited excuse for international futility in Middle Eastern peace efforts.
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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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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a window of opportunity. The Palestinian leader who loomed so large for so many years - and who had recently been rejected as a partner by Israel
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms,  said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts  and urged efforts to correct "all the mistakes."
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat acknowledged  Wednesday that he could have made mistakes in his strongest  comments since a wave of Palestinian turmoil over demands for  anti-corruption reforms.
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The loss of Yasser Arafat could ease the Palestinian-Israeli conflict significantly, local observers of Middle Eastern politics said Friday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The agreement yesterday between Palestinians and Israelis that Yasser Arafat will be buried amid his ruined headquarters may represent the first faint ray of hope for a fresh start toward peace in the post-Arafat era, Middle East officials and observers say.
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American policymakers and statesmen believe the Middle East is better off without Yasser Arafat. Madeline Albright said Arafat &quot;was viewed as an obstacle to peace, both by the Israelis and
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BALTIMORE -- Following the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, some Marylanders begin to think about what&#39;s next in the Mideast peace process.
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WASHINGTON : US President George W Bush said that the death of Yasser Arafat, announced early Thursday, was a &quot;significant moment&quot; in the history of the Palestinian people and he hoped the future would bring peace.
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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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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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(CBN News) â-ERUSALEM â -h the death of Yasser Arafat behind them, the Palestinians and Israelis are now facing an historic opportunity to move forward in peace.