Anti-Intifada
04-13-2002, 05:02 PM
This is Arafat's last chance - US official
The IDF was poised late last night to withdraw from a number of Palestinian villages, in an apparent attempt to ease the atmosphere for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's talks this morning with US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
A senior administration official told The Associated Press that Powell intends to warn Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat the United States is prepared to sever ties with him unless he renounces terrorism.
"The message is: This is it. Last chance," said the official, who cautioned that Powell and US President George W. Bush will not finalize the message for Arafat until the meeting draws closer.
http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2002/04/12/News/News.46835.html
The IDF was poised late last night to withdraw from a number of Palestinian villages, in an apparent attempt to ease the atmosphere for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's talks this morning with US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
A senior administration official told The Associated Press that Powell intends to warn Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat the United States is prepared to sever ties with him unless he renounces terrorism.
"The message is: This is it. Last chance," said the official, who cautioned that Powell and US President George W. Bush will not finalize the message for Arafat until the meeting draws closer.
http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2002/04/12/News/News.46835.html