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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Reuters
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Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he gives a speech during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 10, 2016. (AFP/ ABBAS MOMANI)
Palestinian President: I Know Arafat’s Killer
Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he knew who killed Yasser Arafat, as he marked the 12th anniversary of the former leader’s death, but stopped short of giving a name. Speaking in front of thousands in Ramallah, Abbas said, “You ask me who killed him,...Caption:
Yasser Arafat – Reuters
Museum Devoted to ‘Yasser Arafat’ Unveiled in Ramallah
Ramallah – Twelve years after Yasser Arafat’s death, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has launched “Arafat Museum”, which sheds the lights on the contemporary history of the Palestinian people. During the opening ceremony, Abbas expressed his gratefulness for...Caption:
Palestinians are silhouetted as they walk in front of a large national flag during a rally in Gaza City on December 7, 2013, marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Palestinian Marxist revolutionary organization established in 1967. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS
Opinion: When will we have a Palestinian vision for the future?
In the sci-fi film Land of the Lost, scientist Rick Marshall says in a sad voice that he is a coward who is afraid of declaring his scientific theory publicly. His smartest student, Holly Cantrell, replies: “No, you are not a coward, you are a man of vision,” and...Caption:
Palestinians hold candles and posters depicting late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a rally marking the 9th anniversary of his death near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City November 11, 2013. Arafat’s body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag, was buried nine years ago, but conspiracy theories he was poisoned were never laid to rest, with […]