Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish signs copies of his new book Hasser
Hissarak or "Besiege your Seige" in Beirut, April 15, 2002. Darwish,
who signed more than 500 copies, is donating the proceeds to help
Palestinians suffering hardships from Israel's 17-day seige of
Palestinian towns, villages and camps. The poems were written before
Israel began its incursions into the West Bank. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

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