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In pictures: Palestinians grieve
Bothania Hamdan, 22, poet

This morning when I woke up and heard that Arafat has died, I couldn�t believe it.

I feel very, very sad. Arafat is everything. Arafat is the symbol. Arafat means Palestine.

Arafat was a peacemaker. He worked a lot for Palestinians, for our rights. He tried everything, sometimes under such difficult circumstances. He tried the peaceful way and failed because the Israelis didn�t let him succeed. He always wanted peace.

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