Scant praise for Arafat mea culpa
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RAMALLAH, West Bank In a televised speech, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian president, admitted Wednesday that he and his Palestinian Authority had made serious mistakes, but Palestinian legislators pressing for reform said that his comments were too vague ...
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Yasser Arafat is as much a polarizing figure in death as he was in life, drawing criticism from political foes but praise in the streets of Brooklyn&#39;s Arab enclaves.
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The somber official end to mourning for  Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of  optimism in the Middle East after his death.
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M ahmoud Abbas may have done more for the Palestinian people in a few weeks than Yasser Arafat did in four decades -- or, at least, four years.
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Palestinians reacted with tears and tributes to the death of their leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday.
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He is credited with victory. Which always begs the question of how the losers are supposed to feel. Are they sinners ... heathens ... infidels? Inadequate at prayer? Or just lacking in defense?
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For a variety of reasons, there is a lot of enthusiasm and optimism surrounding the death of Palestinian Authority (âPAâ) leader, Yasser Arafat, and how his demise might advance an expeditious
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When Yasser Arafat died last week of an undisclosed illness, he left his Palestinian supporters bereft of their greatest modern ally.
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YASSER Arafat, the Palestinian president, made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule yesterday and urged reforms to end corruption.
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In a rare admission, Yasser Arafat suggested Wednesday that the Palestinian leadership has made "mistakes" and promised to correct them.
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Thousands poured onto Palestinian streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders praised him as an icon of his people's struggle whose death could usher in a new Middle East peace drive.
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Palestinian papers mark the 40th day since the death of Yasser Arafat with praise for his vision of the Palestinians&#39; future, and sadness at the &quot;vacuum&quot; his death has left.
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Tears and gunshots, praise and condemnation marked the death of Yasser Arafat, whose fight for the Palestinian cause made him a towering and controversial figure on the world stage.
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UK News, LONDON, Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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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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While Yasir Arafat's passing may be seen as an opportunity by politicians, suicide bombings have broken Israeli optimism.
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Despite Arafat's flaws, area residents say the leader represented struggle of the state.