PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT HAS FORGED AN ALLIANCE THAT INVOLV...

World | March 24, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has forged an alliance that involves Iranian shipments of heavy weapons and money to Palestinian groups involved in action against Israel, The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions, citing unidentified U.S. and Israeli intelligence officials. "The partnership, officials said, was arranged in a clandestine meeting in Moscow last May between two top aides to Mr. Arafat and Iranian government officials. The meeting took place while Mr. Arafat was visiting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, according to senior Israeli security officials," the Times reported. It said the Israeli officials refused to provide further details.

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