RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered Wednesday to honour their iconic leader Yasser Arafat, with president Mahmud Abbas due to address the rally amid a brewing political crisis. The fifth anniversary of Arafat's death finds Palestinians more divided than ever and his successor Abbas pondering resignation because of stalled US-led peace efforts that have failed to bring about an independent Palestinian state. A crowd waving Palestinian flags and banners of Abbas's Fatah party crammed the government compound that contains Arafat's tomb to honour the man who catapulted the… 
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