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Article: Israel: Arafat's op-ed piece a PR move.
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- United Press International
- Article date:
- February 3, 2002
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JERUSALEM, Feb 03, 2002
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declared Sunday on the opinion page of The New York Times he condemns attacks by "terrorist groups" against Israeli civilians and said Palestinians are ready to end the conflict.
"No degree of oppression and no level of desperation can ever justify the killing of innocent civilians," Arafat wrote. "I condemn terrorism. I condemn the killing of innocent civilians, whether they are Israeli, American or Palestinian."
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described Arafat's article as a public relations move, adding that the Palestinian leader must take real action to stop ...