Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is framed thorough national flags while addressing school children at his Ramallah compound, Sept. 15, 2003. Following twin suicide bombings that killed 15 people, Israel's Security Cabinet released a vaguely worded decision to "remove" the Palestinian leader. Israel's Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that killing him is one possibility.
Activists from the Fatah movement stand under tents they pitched in Arafat's compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, saying they would serve as human shields to protect the Palestinian leader from a possible Israeli raid. Sept. 15, 2003. The car wreckage seen in the background is left over from the 2002 Israeli incursion into the compound.
Students shout and hold pictures of Yasser Arafat during a Gaza City rally supporting the Palestinian leader, Sept. 15, 2003.
A hand painted picture of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is carried during a gathering of Palestinian school children in front of Arafat's office in Ramallah, Sept. 15, 2003.
Students gather around a burning tire during a demonstration supporting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Rafah Refugee Camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sept. 14, 2003.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat flashes the "victory" sign while greeting thousands of supporters who packed into his Ramallah compound, Sept. 14, 2003.
Palestinians crowded into Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound dance as a band plays traditional music, Sept. 14, 2003.
Palestinian women carry AK-47 rifles during a demonstration supporting Yasser Arafat at the Palestinian refugee camp of Rashidiyeh, near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sept. 14, 2003. Some 5,000 Palestinians living in the Rashidiyeh refugee camp demonstrated in solidarity with Arafat.
A security guard stands watch on the rubble of Yasser Arafat's partly destroyed Ramallah compound, Sept. 14, 2003.
Palestinian Mohammed El Baz, 18, is visited by his mother in the hospital after being shot in the leg during clashes with Israeli troops as part of a pro-Yasser Arafat demonstration near Kfar Darom, in central Gaza Strip, Sept. 14, 2003. Palestinian witnesses reported that seven youths were wounded when Israeli soldiers used live rounds against them.
A Palestinian militant on a rooftop holds an automatic rifle as Palestinian school children participate in a demonstration supporting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Nablus, Sept. 14, 2003. Pro-Arafat demonstrations took place throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the forth day since an Israeli Cabinet decision to "remove" Arafat.
Gunmen loyal to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, some carrying home-made rockets, chant and make the "victory" sign during a pro-Arafat march and procession in Gaza City, Sept. 13, 2003. Separate Fatah marches converged on the Palestinian Legislative Council to express support for Arafat.
Palestinian gunmen listen to the latest news in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein El-Hilweh on the outskirts of the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 12, 2003. About 600 men, women and children, marched in Ein el-Hilweh to protest against Israel's threat to expel Yasser Arafat.
Palestinian school girls run to find cover during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians protesting in support of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the southern West Bank town of Halhul, Sept. 13, 2003. Some 100 youths broke away from the protest, throwing stones at Israeli soldiers manning a nearby checkpoint. The soldiers responded by firing rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas. There were no reports of injuries.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, smiles as Israeli peace activists Latif Dori, left, Uri Averny, right, flash the "victory" sign to hundreds of school children and supporters who packed into Arafat's Ramallah compound to show their support, Sept. 13, 2003. The two Israeli activists were also there in support of the Palestinian leader.