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Arafat's death has had a certain beneficial effect both on Israel and on the West Bank.

Killing Terror Leaders: Israel's Experience Ronen Bergman 2011

When Abbas was last prime minister, the U.S. and Israel were keen on curtailing Arafat's powers so they transferred many of the presidential powers to the prime minister.

Daoud Kuttab: Mahmoud Abbas's Multiple Titles Will Not Last Daoud Kuttab 2012

Modified messages for different audiences brings to mind imagery of Yasser Arafat's pro-peace remarks in English for Western audiences and his pro-violence oratory in Arabic for Muslims.

Lloyd Greif: Obama and the Quest for Mideast Peace Lloyd Greif 2011

They were the largest public gatherings since Yasser Arafat's funeral in 2004.

Thousand Cheer Abbas' Speech in the West Bank Bill Spindle 2011

Palestinian concern about running afoul of Arab governments amid the regional upheaval stems from the memory of the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Kuwait as punishment for Yasser Arafat's public support for Iraq's 1990 invasion of the country.

Palestinian Authority Pulls Program Lampooning Gadhafi Joshua Mitnick 2011

Hamas, despite its abhorrent use of violence against innocents, may have been right to not want to give away recognition of Israel until there is a real deal, and that this was Arafat's fateful error.

Marc Gopin: Fatah, Hamas and the Future of Palestine Marc Gopin 2011

But Mahmoud Abbas, Arafat's long-time deputy who succeeded him, was AWOL, so Sharon went it alone.

David Harris: The Palestinians: Once Again Missing an Opportunity? David Harris 2011

Yet Arafat's successor as PLO leader, Mahmoud Abbas, appears to be giving serious consideration to repeating the maneuver.

Can the United Nations create a Palestinian state? Jackson Diehl 2010

Hamas, despite its abhorrent use of violence against innocents, may have been right to not want to give away recognition of Israel until there is a real deal, and that this was Arafat's fateful error.

Marc Gopin: Fatah, Hamas and the Future of Palestine Marc Gopin 2011

Shortly after the PLO accepted 242, Arafat's second in command, Salah Khalaf better known by his nom de guerre of Abu Iyad, declared that "the establishment of a Palestinian state on any part of Palestine is but a step toward the whole of Palestine."

Land for War Efraim Karsh 2011