Opening Ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah

A museum dedicated to Yasser Arafat, including the room where the Palestinian leader spent much of his final years, opened on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of his death.

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – 9 NOVEMBER: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit (L 2) visit the mausoleum of Yasser Arafat before they attend the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016. (Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency)

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – 9 NOVEMBER: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit visit the mausoleum of Yasser Arafat before they attend the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016. (Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency)

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 09: Former Mufti Teysir Temimi prays near the mausoleum of Yasser Arafat before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit attend the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016. A museum dedicated to Yasser Arafat, including the room where the Palestinian leader spent much of his final years, opened on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of his death. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016 ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu]

Former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 09: United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016. A museum dedicated to Yasser Arafat, including the room where the Palestinian leader spent much of his final years, opened on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of his death. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

Member of Fatah Central Committee Nasser Al Qudwa in Ramallah, West Bank on 9 November 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 09: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit attend the opening ceremony of Yasser Arafat Museum in Ramallah, West Bank on November 09, 2016. A museum dedicated to Yasser Arafat, including the room where the Palestinian leader spent much of his final years, opened on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of his death. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )

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