A Palestinian Fatah supporter holds a poster depicting the late leader Yasser Arafat during a rally in support of President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 9, 2009. Supporters of Abbas turned out in the West Bank on Sunday to urge him to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

A Palestinian Fatah supporter holds a poster depicting the late leader Yasser Arafat during a rally in support of President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 9, 2009. Supporters of Abbas turned out in the West Bank on Sunday to urge him to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job.

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  1. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks during a press conference with chief Palestinian negotaitor Saeb Erakat (R) after he met with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009.
  2. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) meets with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009.
  3. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) meets with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009.
  4. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
  5. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) and chief negotiator Saeb Erakat (L) hold a press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
  6. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas (L) in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
  7. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas (L) in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
  8. A boy wearing the traditional chequered keffiyeh stands between portraits of Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas during a rally held on November 15, 2009 in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, near Nablus, to mark the symbolic declaration of independence. The Palestinians intend to ask the UN Security Council to recognise their independence, a senior official said amid mounting frustration with the stalled peace process. In reaction, Israeli hardline Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said that if the Palestinians took unilateral steps, Israel should annex the parts of the West Bank that contain major Jewish settlement blocs.
  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 member of the Palestinian security forces stands guard near a Yasser Arafat impersonator during a rally, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank city of Nablus November 19, 2009. Sunday marked the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Arafat.
  11. A Palestinian youth holds a poster that depicts late leader Yasser Arafat during a rally, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank city of Nablus November 19, 2009. Sunday marked the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Arafat.
  12. A member of the Palestinian security forces stands guard near a Yasser Arafat impersonator during a rally, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank city of Nablus November 19, 2009. Sunday marked the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Arafat.
  13. Members of the Palestinian Security forces ride on a vehicle past banners depicting President Mahmoud Abbas and the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (top R) during a march, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank city of Hebron November 16, 2009. Sunday marked the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by Arafat.
  14. A Palestinian boy stands nears poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank village of Beit Furiq near Nablus November 15, 2009. Sunday is the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
  15. A Palestinian girl takes part in a rally, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank village of Beit Furiq near Nablus November 15, 2009. Sunday is the anniversary of the symbolic November 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
  16. Palestinian men perform a traditional dance on November 15, 2009 under a banner bearing pictures of their late leader Yasser Arafat (R) and his successor, the current Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas, in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, near Nablus, during celebrations of the symbolic declaration of independence. The Palestinians intend to ask the UN Security Council to recognise their independence, a senior official said amid mounting frustration with the stalled peace process. In reaction, Israeli hardline Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said that if the Palestinians took unilateral steps, Israel should annex the parts of the West Bank that contain major Jewish settlement blocs.

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