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Arafat Calls for End of Occupation in Iraq, Palestine

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on Tuesday for an immediate end of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the US occupation of Iraq.


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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on Tuesday for an immediate end of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the US occupation of Iraq.

In a speech he addressed before the members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Arafat said the whole world should move as immediately as possible to end the occupation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

Arafat called on the United Nations to exert pressure on Israel to implement the US-proposed roadmap peace plan, which envisages the establishment of a Palestinian state by 2005.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat announced on Tuesday that achieving just and comprehensive peace in the region is a strategic choice for the Palestinian people.

"Our people gave lots of sacrifices for real peace and real security based on the principles of peace I signed with my Israeli partner late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was assassinated by Israeli extremists," said Arafat.

Arafat said that the Israelis should know that the Palestinian people are looking forward to achieve just and comprehensive peace with Israel based on the solution two states for two people.

The whole world should know that there would be no peace at all under occupation and settlements, said Arafat, adding that the Israeli persecution and killing of the Palestinian people would never bring peace.


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