The Palestininan Authority chief passed away without achieving his quest for statehood.
World leaders condoled the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, who replaced Abu Mazen last year, has agreed to support Mazen, they said.
'We are trying to eliminate all the heads of terror, and Arafat is one of the heads of terror,' Ehud Olmert said.
'Stage five of this catastrophe has begun: Starvation.'
Fifteen doctors, including specialists from Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, examined the ailing Palestine leader before taking the decision to send him abroad.
The Palestinina foreign minister has said that Arafat's condition is worsening and his fate depends on God's will.
However, the Israeli media has pronounced him dead.
'Even if he returns, and I hope that he will, he will not be the same Arafat, not for us, not for Israel, not even for himself. An old, sick man, has different needs.'
The Palestinian Authority leader was admitted to a hospital in France after his health deteriorated.
Suha Arafat accused senior Palestinian leaders of trying to 'usurp' her husband's role as the leader of the Palestinian people.
The Fatah search is aimed at giving it the financial muscle to mount campaigns against the radical Islamist group Hamas in this year's elections.
'I promised President Bush three years ago not to attack Arafat, but I am no longer bound by that promise,' he said.
The move follows a devastating suicide bombing in Israel and a retaliatory air strike against Syria.
The proposal was put forth by Arafat's newly appointed militia adviser Jibril Rajoub on Israel Radio.
Sri Lanka has bestowed its highest civilian award, the Mithra Vibhushana, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recognition of his role in strengthening ties between the two nations. The award was presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at a ceremony in Colombo. PM Modi expressed gratitude, stating the award honors not just him but also the people of India. The Mithra Vibhushana, instituted in 2008, has previously been awarded to prominent figures such as former Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted the award as a recognition of PM Modi's contribution to strengthening the India-Sri Lanka partnership, particularly during Sri Lanka's economic crisis. The award includes a citation and a silver medal adorned with Sri Lankan gems and symbolic motifs representing shared heritage and prosperity.
Israel for the first time on Thursday admitted responsibility for the assassination of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's deputy, Abu Jihad, in a cross border raid on PLO's headquarters in Tunis in 1988, lifting the lid on a closely kept secret for two and a half decades.
Israel has acceded to requests by the Palestinian Authority in this regard.
Samples taken from Yasser Arafat's body contained at least 18 times the normal levels of polonium, suggesting the Palestinian icon was poisoned with the radioactive material, Swiss scientists have said.
It is high time India ends its silence on the human cost of the Gaza war and takes a principled stand without diluting its relations with Israel. A largely friendless Tel Aviv today needs New Delhi more than the other way around. India's failure now may cost it diplomatically in the long run, cautions M R Narayan Swamy.
Former Foreign Secretary Romesh Bhandari talks about his friendship with Yasser Arafat.
According to newly-released documents, Hussein was afraid of losing control of his country following the capture of the West Bank, home to thousands of Palestinian refugees, in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
'The world does not know that the families of these journalists were threatened and one by one they too have been killed.'
Israel has also beefed up security at Jewish settlements, fearing widespread Palestinian riots.
'Arafat for years led the ideology that it is possible to achieve by the force of arms and the path of terror what might have been achieved by negotiation,' Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said.
Under Palestinian law the parliament speaker will be caretaker president until elections.
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