Defiant Arafat rejects Israel's demandsBy Ross Dunn Herald Correspondent in Jerusalem and agencies September 23 2002 Isolated by Israeli troops in the only building left standing in his battered West Bank headquarters, a defiant Yasser Arafat has called for international intervention. The Palestinian leader, a virtual prisoner under the military siege, says his life is at risk. Israel continues to insist that it wants to isolate Mr Arafat, not to kill or exile him. At least four Palestinians were reported killed yesterday and 30 more wounded in clashes with Israeli troops, following protests against the siege. Thousands of Palestinians took...
