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Article: Erekat Warns of Israeli 'Sabotage' of Palestinian Elections.
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- Israel Faxx
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- December 1, 2005
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By David Gollust (VOA-State Department)
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said in Washington Tuesday that the Palestinians want broad international monitoring of upcoming elections to help prevent Israeli sabotage of the process. Erekat met Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other Bush administration officials.
Erekat said the parliamentary elections January 25 figure to be a "turning point" in Palestinian political life, and he is urging the broadest possible international monitoring of the campaign and voting to deter what he warns could be Israeli meddling.
The veteran Palestinian politician spoke to reporters after a round of ...