Palestinians want to build first Arab democracy

Sunday, November 21, 2004

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Freed from Yasser Arafat's one-man rule, Palestinians say they are eager and able to build the first real democracy in the Arab world, despite the dangers lurking on the road to Jan. 9 elections.

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