An elderly Palestinian gestures, as he carries a poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as another carries one of late leader Yasser Arafat, left, during a march in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 15, 2009. The rally was organized by the Palestinian Liberation Organization marking the 61st anniversary of the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. Palestinians call it their "nakba," Arabic for catastrophe. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

An elderly Palestinian gestures, as he carries a poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as another carries one of late leader Yasser Arafat, left, during a march in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 15, 2009. The rally was organized by the Palestinian Liberation Organization marking the 61st anniversary of the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. Palestinians call it their "nakba," Arabic for catastrophe.

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  2. A villager offers freshly picked local grapes to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (L) during his visit to the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week that he will not seek re-election in January polls. Palestinian officials had said that Abbas's decision was motivated by his disappointment with US efforts to halt Israeli settlement construction, which he had said must happen before the resumption of peace talks with Israel.
  3. Women in traditional dresses welcome Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (R) with local bread, coffee and grapes during his visit to the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week that he will not seek re-election in January polls. Palestinian officials had said that Abbas's decision was motivated by his disappointment with US efforts to halt Israeli settlement construction, which he had said must happen before the resumption of peace talks with Israel.
  4. Muslim women follow form their home a welcoming ceremony for Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week that he will not seek re-election in January polls. Palestinian officials had said that Abbas's decision was motivated by his disappointment with US efforts to halt Israeli settlement construction, which he had said must happen before the resumption of peace talks with Israel.
  5. Palestinian policemen stand guard at a checkpoint on the main road leading into Hebron during a visit to the flashpoint West Bank city by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (portrait) on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week he would not stand for re-election in polls he has called for January.
  6. Palestinian policemen stand guard at a checkpoint on the main road leading into Hebron during a visit to the flashpoint West Bank city by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (portrait) on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week he would not stand for re-election in polls he has called for January.
  7. Palestinian policemen stand guard at the checkpoint on the main road into Hebron during a visit to the flashpoint West Bank city by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (portrait on police vehicle) on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week he would not stand for re-election in polls he has called for January.
  8. Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas waves to supporters before addressing students at Hebron's Politechnic University in the southern West Bank on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week that he will not seek re-election in January polls. Palestinian officials had said that Abbas's decision was motivated by his disappointment with US efforts to halt Israeli settlement construction, which he had said must happen before the resumption of peace talks with Israel.
  9. Palestinian carry pictures of late leader Yasser Arafat, right, late George Habash, center, founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, as they march to the Sabra and Shatila mass graves in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Palestinians in Lebanon observed the 27th anniversary of one of their darkest episodes _ the massacre in the Beirut camps of Sabra and Shatila by Israeli-backed Christian militiamen in which between 1,200 and 1,400 people died, by Lebanese Red Cross count.
  10. A man walks past portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, one of them superimposed on a pictur of the Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque, at the Palestinian Authority's Muqataa headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 8, 2009, three days before the fifth anniversary of Arafat's mysterious death in a Paris hospital on November 11, 2004. Five years have passed, yet the mystery surrounding Arafat's dramatic demise seems just as impenetrable, with many senior officials still holding strong to the belief their leader was poisoned.
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  12. Former Palestinian foreign minister Nasser al-Qudwa, a nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (portrait in background), holds a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 8, 2009, three days before the fifth anniversary of Arafat's mysterious death in a Paris hospital on November 11, 2004. Qudwa, who currently heads the 'Arafat Institute' said he expects to receive evidence soon proving that the Palestinian leader was poisoned. Five years have passed, yet the mystery surrounding Arafat's dramatic demise seems just as impenetrable, with many senior officials still holding strong to the belief their leader was poisoned.
  13. Former Palestinian foreign minister Nasser al-Qudwa, a nephew of Yasser Arafat, holds a slab bearing an engraving of a portrait of the late Palestinian leader during a press conference he held in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 8, 2009, three days before the fifth anniversary of Arafat's mysterious death in a Paris hospital on November 11, 2004. Qudwa, who currently heads the 'Arafat Institute' said he expects to receive evidence soon proving that the Palestinian leader was poisoned. Five years have passed, yet the mystery surrounding Arafat's dramatic demise seems just as impenetrable, with many senior officials still holding strong to the belief their leader was poisoned.
  14. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a televised speechs under a banner bearing the Palestinian national flag, his picture, and a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 5, 2009. Abbas said that he will not seek re-election in Palestinian elections to be held in January.
  15. Morrocan-born Israeli Labor Knesset member Daniel Ben-Simon (L) chats with advisor to Morrocan King Mohammed VI, Andre Azoulay, on October 28, 2009 during the opening of the Jerusalem International Forum in Rabat le 28 octobre 2009. The forum, created by the Yasser Arafat Foundation and the Bayt Mal Quds Acharif Agency, collects funds to protect East Jerusalem's religious, cultural and urban heritage.
  16. Morrocan-born Israeli Labor Knesset member Daniel Ben-Simon (L) chats with advisor to Morrocan King Mohammed VI, Andre Azoulay, on October 28, 2009 during the opening of the Jerusalem International Forum in Rabat le 28 octobre 2009. The forum, created by the Yasser Arafat Foundation and the Bayt Mal Quds Acharif Agency, collects funds to protect East Jerusalem's religious, cultural and urban heritage.

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