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Yasser and Arafat born in Gaza
Safa Omar was planning to name her baby Yasser Arafat in memory of the veteran Palestinian leader who died on Thursday ? then it turned out she had twins.
?We named one Yasser and the second Arafat?, said Omar, 32, lying in her Gaza City hospital bed under a large poster of the late president. ?Arafat was our leader and father who gave us everything, including his life, and took nothing.?
Most Palestinians revered Arafat, who died in a Paris hospital aged 75, as a symbol of the struggle for a state. Many Israelisreviled him as a ?master terrorist.?
Yasser Arafat was a popular choice of name for boys born in Gaza and the West Bank on Thursday. Doctors said they expected many more in the days to come.
?One Arafat dies and a thousand will arise?, said one medic
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