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November 12, 2009

Palestinians Mark 5th Anniversary of Arafat Death
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In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Palestinians marked the fifth
anniversary of the death of former PLO leader and Palestinian Authority
president Yasser Arafat Wednesday. Speaking in Ramallah, Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel’s continued occupation of the West
Bank and expansion of settlements there prevent any hope of a two-state
solution.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: “We are demanding the vision of a
two-state solution. They are disfiguring it. They are putting obstacles
before it. They are trying to remove this concept from our route. What
do they want?”

Abbas recently announced he won’t seek another term when Palestinians
hold national elections early next year.



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