PNA denies accepting Israeli pullout plan for ending Arafat's siege

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PNA denies accepting Israeli pullout plan for ending Arafat's siege

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Palestinian sources denied on Saturday Israeli claims that the Palestinians intend to accept the Israeli unilateral disengagement plan in exchange for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's freedom of movements.

Israeli reports recently said that the Palestinians would accept Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan if Israel lifts the siege imposed on Arafat.

"Changing ways to solve the problem about Arafat could lead to some alternatives, but it could never mean that Palestinians would agree on implementing hostile plans," the Palestinian sources said.

Israeli sources, in return, asserted that Israel wouldn't consider lifting its military siege imposed on Arafat which has started since the Israeli military operation "Defensive Shield" perpetrated in the West Bank in April 2002.

"Arafat is the problem not the solution and he is stranded at his headquarters because he is the cause behind terrorism. It is because of him that we formulated the disengagement plan," they said.

Source: Xinhua

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