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Hamas not to run in Palestinian election Hamas will not participate in January's election to replace Yasir Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, the movement's leader in the Gaza Strip has said.
"The presidential election is illegal," Mahmud Zahhar told reporters as he entered talks with the new head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Mahmud Abbas....
Posted: Tue, Nov 16, 2004 4:04pm PST
Al-Aqsa Brigades endorse al-Barghuthi 
The Palestinian resistance group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades says it is opposed to Mahmud Abbas as Yasir Arafat's successor and would instead back jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan al-Barghuthi.
A spokesman said: "We do not support Abu Mazin [Abbas] for the election and we have decided to vote for Marwan Barghuthi to be our candidate for president."...
Posted: Tue, Nov 16, 2004 8:33am PST
FREE MARWAN BARGHOUTI! DEMAND HIS RELEASE, SAFETY AND PROTECTION! Palestinian Freedom fighter Marwan Barghouti is Arafat’s probable popular successor. Fatah Secretary-General (since 1994) and a key figure in both the first Intifada and the present Intifadat al-Aqsa, Marwan sits in an Israeli jail, sentenced last June 6 and serving five life sentences plus 40 years. Israeli and international progressives should raise two demands now loud and clear: for Barghouti’s immediate release from prison and for the protection of his safety wherever he is. There is a ...
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 11:32pm PST
Behind the Camp David Myth Arafat didn't blindly spurn a generous offer....
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 9:32pm PST
Poisoning Rumors Fail to Die Down PARIS, 15 November 2004 — With the date of the Palestinian presidential election fixed for Jan.9 , one might expect it to be the hottest topic in the West Bank and Gaza. It is not. What most Palestinians are talking about with most interest is the mystery that still surrounds the cause of Yasser Arafat’s death....
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 9:21pm PST
That Arafat's death is seen as sign of optimism shows how deluded this conflict has become The Palestinians...have to prove themselves; they - not the Israelis - have to show that they are a worthy "negotiating partner".
The Israelis, with their continued occupation, their continued illegal construction of colonies for Jews and Jews only on Arab land, their air strikes and helicopter executions and live-fire shooting at stone-throwing children, are not part of this equation. They are just innocently waiting to find a new "negotiating partner"...
It's impo...
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 7:44pm PST
Rights group blasts 'racist' US media A rights group has blasted some US media organisations for allowing for 'racist and hate-filled speech' during its coverage of the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat's death.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said it was deeply concerned with "the alarming hostility expressed by media commentators towards the Palestinian people in the wake of the death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat," according to a statement released this week....
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 3:34pm PST
Al-Barghuti wants top Palestinian post Marwan al-Barghuti, a Palestinian uprising leader jailed by Israel, plans to run in upcoming presidential elections,
a person close to him said....
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 2:15pm PST
Abu Mazen (Mahmud Abbas) Survives an Assassination Attempt Associated Press Television News footage showed a group of about 20 men entering the mourning tent where Abbas, Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan and other key Palestinian leaders had come to mourn for Arafat, who died Thursday.
The gunmen, clad in green, shouted, "Abbas and Dahlan are agents for the Americans!"...
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 9:39am PST
Abbas chosen as Fatah candidate for Palestinian presidential elections RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Mahmud Abbas was chosen by the dominant Fatah faction to run as its candidate in elections to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, a senior official said....
Posted: Sun, Nov 14, 2004 9:30am PST
Arafat's Death Casts Pall Over `Eid Al-Fitr in Palestine NABLUS, November 13 (IslamOnline.net) – A gloomy atmosphere enveloped the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday, November13 , as Palestinians marked the start of `Eid Al-Fitr by mourning their beloved leader Yasser Arafat....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 2:32pm PST
Photostory: Arafat is laid to rest in Ramallah 
Palestine mourned today as President Yasser Arafat, who passed away on November 11 in France, was laid to rest in the Muqata'a compound in Ramallah. In emotional, often chaotic scenes, thousands of Palestinians came to pay their last respects to "Abu 'Ammar". The text and images in this article were produced by Maureen Clare Murphy, Arts, Music & Culture Editor of the Electronic Intifada, who is currently living and working in Ramallah....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 2:02pm PST
Papal sympathy to Palestinians on Arafat death 
"At this hour of sadness at the passing of President Yasser Arafat,” reads the telegram, “His Holiness Pope John Paul is particularly close to the deceased's family, the Authorities and the Palestinian People....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:25am PST
Castro mourns loss of old friend Arafat declares three-day of official mourning 
Havana, Nov. 12: Cuban President Fidel Castro, led Latin America's mourning for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, while Palestinian communities across the continent staged their own tributes.
Castro said yesterday that the death of his friend and ally, "as well as a deeply felt loss to the battle being fought by the Arab peoples, ... also comes as a major blow to the progressive movement worldwide.." a media report said....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:16am PST
Mandela Honors Arafat As Great Freedom Fighter 
Mandela said it deeply saddened him that Arafat had died before "his and his people's dream" of a Palestinian state had been realised....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:08am PST
Yasir Arafat - A Symbol of Freedom "On going US-led forces operation in Iraq, the systematic destruction of Iraq, the helpless and weaken conditions of Arab Leaders, all this made Yasir Araft disheartened and mentally and physically distressed. Yet he never compromised with the Israeli authorities."...
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:06am PST
The rabbi who mourned Arafat 
Moshe Hirsch mourns loss of Palestinian leader who always differentiated between Jews and Zionism....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:35am PST
Bahrainis rally for Palestine 
Up to 20,000 people took part in a mass rally in Bahrain yesterday to mark International Al Quds (Jerusalem) Day. Marchers, led by top clergymen, walked from near the Bahrain Mall to the Pearl Roundabout chanting pro-Palestinian slogans....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:32am PST
Israeli Troops Continue Attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 9:30pm PST
In Memory of a Fallen Leader In honor and remembrance of the passing of the Chairman of the
Executive
Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the
Palestine National Authority, Yasser Arafat, the Free Palestine
Alliance -
USA, joins our people in Palestine and throughout exile in calling on
the
Palestinian and Arab community and all peace and justice loving people
in
the United States to observe 3 full days of national mourning,...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 9:29pm PST
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