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Sharon Ready for Talks with Post-Arafat Palestinian Leadership
(Telegraph-UK) Israeli Prime Minister Sharon has indicated he is ready to open negotiations with a new Palestinian leadership as the void left by Arafat's departure to Paris is filled by his closest lieutenants. With former Palestinian premier Mahmud Abbas now at the helm of the PLO and Arafat's Fatah faction, the prospect of a resumption of talks has grown sharply. "If a new Palestinian leadership which is both serious and responsible emerges, it is possible that there can be a resumption of negotiations on the roadmap" peace plan, Sharon told the Cabinet Sunday. "A new leadership must prove by its actions that it is fighting against terrorism," he said.