Abbas escapes Arafat’s shadow

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Mahmoud Abbas received a hero’s welcome Sunday from thousands of cheering, flag-waving Palestinians, having made a bid for United Nations recognition that appears destined to fail but has allowed him to finally step out of the shadow of his iconic predecessor, Yasser Arafat. The crowd, many of them holding posters of Abbas,…

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Abbas escapes Arafat’s shadow

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