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| Israel suspends political contacts over tourism minister assassination |
| 2001-10-17 |
Israel suspended all contact with Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority Wednesday after the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi, saying it would not resume ties until there was a complete halt to "terrorism," Israeli public radio said. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat bore full responsibility for the killing of Zeevi, claimed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |