Palestinians carry their national flag and pictures of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) during a march to mark the 61st anniversary of Nakba in Beirut May 15, 2009. Palestinians mark Nakba as a day of mourning for the establishment of Israel in 1948 after which an Arab-Israeli war brought the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Palestinians carry their national flag and pictures of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) during a march to mark the 61st anniversary of Nakba in Beirut May 15, 2009. Palestinians mark Nakba as a day of mourning for the establishment of Israel in 1948 after which an Arab-Israeli war brought the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

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  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
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