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| Middle East |
| Sharon will meet with Abbas... |
| 2002-09-09 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, in the coming days to try to find a way to end two years of fighting. Sharon's advisers had no immediate comment, but Sharon said recently that for the first time in months he sees an opportunity to end the violence and return to peace talks. The prime minister has also said that he is willing to hold talks with a senior Palestinian official who he said had contacted him. Perhaps the Paleos should have done this sort of thing before their March bombing campaign... Sharon did not name the official, but said it was not Arafat. Sharon has declared Arafat an enemy of Israel and refuses to meet with him. Just hope his bolt stays shot... A senior Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, would meet with Sharon in the coming days. The meeting was arranged by Arafat's economic adviser, Mohammed Rashid, who has close ties with Sharon's son, Omri. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |