Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes his way to the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat prior to an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

Palestinian soldiers pay their respects at the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

Palestinians pray at the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

A security guard stands near the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat prior to an official ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the death of Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)