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With Israeli officials saying Yasser Arafat's expulsion from Ramallah is "closer then ever," the Palestinian Authority warned the Israeli government yesterday against carrying out any action that would harm the Palestinian leader. Hassan Abu Lebda, the PA Cabinet secretary general, said any Israeli action against Arafat "would be a crazy step that would certainly lead to the collapse of the peace process in the Middle East." Lebda called on the representatives of the Quartet — the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations — to meet in New York to discuss Israeli threats to deport Arafat.
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| I'd agree that Israel shouldn't remove Yasser. It would be to Israel's disadvantage. With the senile old terrorist in control, the Paleos are self-destructing as a rapid rate. With somebody else in charge, it's doubtful they'd turn away from terrorism as a way of life, but possible they'd become more effective at implementing it. Better to leave the old man in place, sitting in his rubble pile... |
| Helps the popcorn concession if some splinter Paleo group does the honors ... |
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