US Warned off Israeli Threat to Arafat

World | April 2, 2004, Friday // 00:00

The United States has reaffirmed its opposition to any Israeli attempt to kill or expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, following veiled threats against him. The statement came after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Mr Arafat was among those who might be targeted for assassination. He said anyone who killed a Jew or harmed an Israeli was a "marked man". Last October Israel's security cabinet decided in principle to "remove" Yasser Arafat. Israel's Sharon himself used to say that Arafat should not "feel immune."

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