Palestinian Fateh members carry rocket propelled grenades during a march at Ain el- Hilweh camp in Sidon on November 9, 2008. They are commemorating the 4th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Reuters Pictures 13 months ago

Palestinian Fateh members carry rocket propelled grenades during a march at Ain el- Hilweh camp in Sidon on November 9, 2008. They are commemorating the 4th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

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  1. 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.
  2. Palestinian security officers walk past a wall covered in graffiti depicting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, the late leader Yasser Arafat, and the Dome of Rock Mosque, as they patrol in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009.
  3. Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle stands in front of a picture of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a joint news conference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (not in picture) after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 24, 2009.
  4. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (R) jokingly pushes Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) into the Laurel cabin on the grounds of Camp David as U.S. President Bill Clinton watches during peace talks, July 11, 2000. Arafat and Barak were insisting that the other proceed through the door first. Camp David is the venue where Egypt and Israel made peace in September 1978, and the Laurel cabin was the site of many of the meetings. REUTERS/Win McNamee.
  5. A Palestinian security officer guards next to portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and Palestinan President Mahmoud Abbas during a graduation ceremony of a special Palestinian police unit at the Farah refugee camp near the West Bank town of Jenin, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. A Palestinian police officer holds up a picture of Yasser Arafat during a rally on November 15, 2009 in Bethlehem's manger square, marking 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.
  14. Palestinians watch a march, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in front of the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem November 15, 2009. Sunday is the anniversary of the symbolic Nov. 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
  15. Members of the Palestinian Security forces stand guard in front of the Church of Nativity during a march, marking a symbolic declaration of independence, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem November 15, 2009. Sunday is the anniversary of the symbolic Nov. 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
  16. Palestinians stand next to a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a celebration marking Palestinian Independence Day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arafat died on Nov. 11, 2004, in a Paris hospital.

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