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Prime Minister Ehud Barak, with the support of a majority of Israelis, made very substantial territorial concessions and compromised on the sensitive issue of the status of Jerusalem, all of which could have eventually solved the conflict. Instead of...
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This is the first in a series of interviews he gave to Al Jazeera since his return. Al Jazeera: Who are the armed opposition? Nir Rosen: The formation of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) was declared publicly in the summer of 2011, and has been endorsed by...
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A huge portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dominates the scene above closed shops in the West Bank city of Hebron as Arafat's Fatah movement marked the 46th anniversary its creation on January 1, 2011. Fatah was founded by the iconic late... View Photo »
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"People do not expect anything except endurance from Palestine's resistance," Khamenei was quoted as saying. He said the movement "should be watchful about influence of compromising elements ... since the outbreak of sickness is gradual." Khamenei said...
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Known by his alias, Hajj, Mughniyeh was skilled in evading capture several times by U.S. security agencies. He began his activities in the 1970s as an organizer of the “student brigade” that assisted Yasser Arafat and other senior PLO officials in...
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"People do not expect anything except endurance from Palestine's resistance," Khamenei was quoted as saying. He said the movement "should be watchful about influence of compromising elements ... since the outbreak of sickness is gradual." Khamenei said...
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Palestinian Fatah supporters march with flaming torches during a rally marking the 46th anniversary of the secular movement's creation in the village of Toura village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on January 1, 2011. Fatah was founded by the iconic... View Photo »
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"People do not expect anything except endurance from Palestine's resistance," Khamenei was quoted as saying. He said the movement "should be watchful about influence of compromising elements ... since the outbreak of sickness is gradual." Khamenei said...
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"People do not expect anything except endurance from Palestine's resistance," Khamenei was quoted as saying. He said the movement "should be watchful about influence of compromising elements ... since the outbreak of sickness is gradual." Khamenei said...
About Yasser Arafat
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Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني) (August 24, 1929–November 11, 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat (ياسر عرفات) or by his kunya Abu Ammar (أبو عمار), was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, President of the Palestinian... Full Article
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