In July 2002, the United States named him an acceptable replacement for Yasser Arafat if he wins the proposed 2002 presidential election (see Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh).
... 16.24% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,924 households out of which 29.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% ...