(New York Times) - U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was understood to have been in contact with senior Israeli officials, including a telephone conversation in advance of Thursday's Israeli security cabinet meeting where a decision was taken to remove Arafat. (See more on Israeli Cabinet Decision below.) Rice was said to have expressed the administration's concern about any expulsion order. Administration officials said they did not expect Israel to take any immediate action. Speaking to ABC News, Secretary of State Powell said: "I don't think there's any purpose in doing it right now....What purpose would it serve? To give him a broader stage to operate from outside of the region?"
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