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Arafat Meets the Press


(Washington Times) Paul Martin and Maria Cedrell - In an interview, Arafat again accused Israel of using depleted-uranium bullets, causing a sharp increase in cancer rates. "This report, an American report, proves it," he said, handing a copy to visiting reporters. The document turned out to have been written by an obscure peace group and contained no evidence that Israel had used uranium bullets. Cancer specialists at hospitals in Ramallah and Bethlehem said they had seen no increase in cancer rates during the current uprising. Arafat also accused Prime Minister Sharon of being "part of that group of fanatics who killed my partner, Yitzhak Rabin, with whom I signed the peace of the brave." Arafat became upset when asked why the Israelis had not eliminated him. "How dare you?" he yelled, his finger pointing menacingly. "Are you a Mossad agent? Do you work for the killers of Rabin? Of course they want to kill me, too." Palestinian officials said two previous interviewers were ordered to leave after angering Arafat with their questions.
2004-07-22 00:00:00
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