Ramallah, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians hold candles in memory of the Palestinian poet Darwish in Ramallah
Palestinians hold candles in memory of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish in the west bank city of Ramallah , August 9,2008. Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas. A hospital spokeswoman in Houston said the 67-year-old poet died after an operation but did not give a cause of death. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri (WEST BANK)