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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?

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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (7836)	11/11/2004 10:05:06 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) of 32591

From your link: Palestinians announce 40-day mourning period Palestine Liberation Organization official Yasser Abed Rabbo announced a 40-day mourning period for Arafat following the annoucement of his death on Thursday morning. Palestinians reacted with tears and tributes to news of Arafat's death Thursday. Palestinian flags at Arafat's battered compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah were lowered to half staff. Television broadcast excerpts from the Koran with a picture of Arafat in the background. In the Gaza Strip, mosques blared Koranic verses and children burned tires on the main streets, covering the skies in black smoke. People pasted posters of Arafat on building walls. There were demonstrations in Khan Yunis and Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning following the announcement of Arafat's death, Israel Radio reported. "He closed his eyes and his big heart stopped. He left for God but he is still among this great people," said senior Arafat aide Tayeb Abdel Rahim, who broke into tears as he announced Arafat's death. Arafat, who led the Palestinian people through four decades, died at a Paris hospital early Thursday. He had been in a coma for a week. "We will follow in your footsteps and we will continue in your line," Abdel Rahim told reporters at Arafat's Ramallah headquarters. Hamas and Islamic Jihad expressed sorrow over Arafat's death and paid tribute. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas's spokesman in Gaza, called on the group's supporters to honor Arafat and work toward national unity. "We lost by his death one of our great symbols and one of the main focuses of our national struggle and identity," Abu Zuhri told The Associated Press. Hamas also said Arafat's death would strengthen its resolve to keep up attacks against Israel. "The loss of the great leader will increase our determination and steadfastness to continue Jihad and resistance against the Zionist enemy until victory and liberation is achieved," Hamas said in statement. Islamic Jihad spokesman in Gaza Nafez Azzam said "with hearts full of belief in God's will we mourn President Yasser Arafat who was a great leader for the Palestinian people." "This is a time for unity, steadfastness. We are all one people fighting for our freedom and to liberate our land," said top Islamic Jihad leader Mohammad Al-Hindi. "We are looking to see a smooth transfer of authority within Fatah at this stage and later all issues must be discussed including the formation of a unified national leadership or an emergency leadership formed up by all factions." Former Palestinian security minister Mohammad Dahlan confirmed there would be a "smooth transfer of President Arafat's responsibilities."

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