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| Middle East |
| Yasser tours West Bank |
| 2002-05-13 |
| Palestinian leader-for-life Yasser Arafat arrived in Bethlehem on Monday as he made his first trip in six months outside his Ramallah office since Israel lifted its siege of him two weeks ago. Arafat, who flew from the West Bank town of Ramallah via a Jordanian helicopter, was greeted by local Palestinian officials, hundreds of Palestinian residents and drum bands. Arafat was warmly received by residents and officials. He kissed local officials, Muslim clerics and Christian priests on the cheek in a receiving line at the helicopter landing pad in Bethlehem. After being slapped around so hard, it's time to press some flesh and mend some fences before the purges begin. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |