Hamas Bans Arafat Memorials in Gaza

[PNN-PA] A source in Hamas told the Arab daily Al Hayat that the death of Yasser Arafat will not be officially marked in Gaza this year. On November 11, 2007, police killed a number of people in Gaza who were marking the day, and the Hamas source said that 2008 events are being banned out of fear of a repeat occurrence.


2008-11-06 01:00:00

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