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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2004
Page
15
In a reflective interview aboard a transatlantic flight Yasser Arafat discusses patience and his long revolution for Palestinian statehood. He recalls exile, Nobel recognition, and notes about leadership as crowds chant and press forward at a Gaza rally.
Palestinians at home and abroad mourned Yasser Arafat as a nation father while questions loom over the transition. He was to be buried in Ramallah after an international funeral in Egypt, with many Gaza residents barred from crossing Israeli land. France hosted his coffin in a solemn observance as pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket.
World leaders gather as Yasser Arafat is laid to rest in Cairo after a Paris flight. His death shocks Palestinians, with Mahmoud Abbas named PLO leader and Rauhi Fattouh as caretaker president for 60 days. Hamas and Islamic Jihad mourn. crowds fill streets with his photo. In Gaza Safra Hassan gives birth to twins named Yasser and Arafat.
Arafat's death sparks cautious optimism for peace as Abbas faces legitimacy tests. Israel signals possible talks but keeps preconditions. U S and Britain weigh new pushes while Hamas and Islamic Jihad risk filling a power vacuum. Abbas and Qurei poised to run affairs through elections within 60 days.
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