Posted on 09/19/2003 12:11:29 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Yasser Arafat and leaders of his Fatah movement met yesterday to choose ministers in the new Palestinian government, and he reported progress in truce talks with Islamic militant groups.
Israel has rebuffed Mr. Arafat's recent cease-fire offers, saying it will press ahead with its campaign against terror suspects until Palestinian forces begin dismantling the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups.
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