French judges investigating Arafat's death seek exhumation
Three French judges are preparing to travel to Ramallah to seek the exhumation Yasser Arafat's body as part of an investigation into whether he was murdered by poison, a judicial source told Reuters o
Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners
Israel was on Sunday preparing to release 550 Palestinian prisoners who will be freed after nightfall to complete a swap deal which brought about the release of captive soldier Gilad Shalit.
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Ramallah crowds to welcome Abbas after UN bid
Thousands of Palestinians massed in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday to give their president a hero's welcome for submitting a historic bid for UN membership.
President Mahmud Abbas was expected
With statehood, Palestine to end all claims
Ramallah: The Palestinians are ready to end all historic claims against Israel once they establish their state in the lands Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas