Arafat urged to break deadlock

AMMAN - The Israeli President, Mr Ezer Weizman, yesterday urged Mr Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian Authority, …

AMMAN - The Israeli President, Mr Ezer Weizman, yesterday urged Mr Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian Authority, to work harder to break a deadlock over Israel's long delayed troop redeployment in the West Bank town of Hebron.

Mr Weizman, speaking after talks with Jordan's King Hussein, said further stalling in the talks could threaten the whole peace process.

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