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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/30/AR2006123001231.html
Palestinians Mourn Saddam's Execution
[AP/Washington Post] Dalia Nammari - Saddam Hussein was mourned by Palestinians Saturday as a generous patron who remained one of their staunchest allies. Palestinians in Bethlehem opened a "house of condolence," where dozens of people gathered to mourn the executed dictator. At a parade in his honor in Gaza, Palestinians displayed a poster with his image next to that of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. During the first Gulf War in 1991, Saddam attacked Israel with Scud missiles as Palestinians chanted: "Beloved Saddam, strike Tel Aviv."