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31 Dec. 2001
Ramallah, WEST BANK
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat greets his supporters during a rally in the West Bank City of Ramallah, December 31, 2001. [Arafat lit a torch in downtown Ramallah hours before the start of the new year. Israel's killing of six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip drew threats of revenge on Monday from militants defying President Yasser Arafat's call to halt attacks on Israelis.]