![Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052502_15889745-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Shadi Hatem – Anadolu Agency )
![Image of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [Shadi Hatem/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052616_15889918-scaled.jpg?w=390&h=260&ssl=1 "Commemoration ceremony held for Yasser Arafat in Ramallah")
Image of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [Shadi Hatem/Anadolu Agency]
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Shadi Hatem – Anadolu Agency )
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Shadi Hatem/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052616_15889920.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Commemoration ceremony held for Yasser Arafat in Ramallah")
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Shadi Hatem/Anadolu Agency]
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
![Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052502_15889745-scaled.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Commemoration ceremony held for Yasser Arafat in Ramallah")
Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency]
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052502_15889748-scaled.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Commemoration ceremony held for Yasser Arafat in Ramallah")
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
![Security forces take measures during a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161110_2_20052502_15889752-e1480171111177.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Commemoration ceremony held for Yasser Arafat in Ramallah")
Security forces take measures during a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016 [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency]
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets people during a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets people during a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – NOVEMBER 10: Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
Members of Fatah movement attend a commemoration ceremony held for the 12th death anniversary of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West Bank on November 10, 2016. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )