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A Palestinian gunman holds his weapon as he looks through a window at the funerals of the Palestinian protesters killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire on Sunday at protesters who approached the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, during a funeral procession at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee (...)

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Palestinian mourners mourn during the funeral procession of the Palestinian protesters who killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire on Sunday at protesters who approached the northen Israeli border with Lebanon, at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Sidon, southern (...)

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Protesters carry a Palestinian boy after he was injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters who approached the border with Israel during a rally in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Two Lebanese security officials say four people in Lebanon wer(...)

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Lebanese soldiers arrest a Palestinian protester during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (...)

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A Palestinian mourner, right, kisses the head of a Palestinian protester who killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire on Sunday at protesters who approached the northen Israeli border with Lebanon, during a funeral procession at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Si(...)

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Palestinian mourners carry the body of a Palestinian man who killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire on Sunday at protesters who approached the northen Israeli border with Lebanon, during a funeral procession at Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Sidon, southern Le(...)

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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri (right) meets with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati at Mr. Hariri's residence in Beirut on Wednesday. Lebanon's new Hezbollah-backed prime minister began the process of forming a new Cabinet on Wednesday, as calm returned to the country after two days of protests against the Iranian-backed militant group's growing influence. (Associated Press)

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Protesters burn a van belonging to Al Jazeera news network in Tripoli, Lebanon, in one of the demonstrations Tuesday against the appointment of Najib Mikati as prime minister. Sunni protesters accused Al Jazeera of backing Shiite Hezbollah, which put forth Mr. Mikati for the post. (Associated Press)

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INFLAMED EMOTIONS: A man walks in front of burning tires Tuesday in Sidon, Lebanon. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah. (Associated Press)

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A Lebanese soldier reacts after protesters burned tires on the highway in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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A van belonging to Al Jazeera burns after protesters set it ablaze in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

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A masked Sunni protester walks in front of burning garbage containers in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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A masked protester poses in front of burning garbage containers in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

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Angry protesters burn a van belonging to Al Jazeera in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo)

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Sunni protesters carry a picture of Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri as they shout slogans in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011.Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Angry Sunni protesters remove a poster of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. In the second and final day of consultations to choose a new prime minister Tuesday, a majority of Lebanese lawmakers voted to support Mr. Mikati, the candidate backed by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

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Lebanese Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Lebanon's president has formally appointed the Hezbollah-backed candidate as prime minister-designate and asked him to form a new government. Mr. Mikati, billionaire businessman and former premier, won a majority of parliament support in two days of voting that ended Tuesday. (AP Photo/Assaad Ahmad)

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A Sunni protester burns tires in the northern Akkar region, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)

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Angry protesters destroy a van belonging to Al Jazeera in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. The Arabic banner reads:" No for Hezbollah Prime Minister." (AP Photo)

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Sunni men carry a picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a protest in the southern village of Chebaa on Lebanon's border with Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)