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Arafat Rejects Geneva, But Lets Officials Attend Launch

(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular, Yossi Verter, and Mazal Mualem - The Palestinian negotiators of the Geneva Accord, who had been threatened by militants, initially said that they would only attend if they received a written letter from Arafat stating that he and the Fatah Central Committee support the initiative. They agreed to make do with a verbal statement that they were attending the ceremony with his permission, in their capacity as private citizens. But Arafat stressed that neither he nor the PLO have officially accepted the draft peace accord. "Fatah's stance is clear and public: We are opposed to this document," West Bank Fatah leader Hussein A-Sheikh told Israel Radio.
2003-12-01 00:00:00
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