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Events in the year 1998 in Palestine .
Palestinian lawmakers nearly came to blows Saturday during a debate on Yasser Arafat's controversial new Cabinet and postponed voting on it until today to allow for more speakers.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) poses with his new goverment [sic] after an oath ceremony August 9. Arafat reshuffled his old government under pressure by lawmakers but had kept members they wanted to be sacked over alleged reports of corruption and mismanagement.