Secretary of State Colin Powell is meeting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his besieged West Bank headquarters. The head-to-head comes after Arafat condemned violence by both sides in the Mideast conflict. Powell had originally postponed talks with Arafat after a suicide bomber killed six people Friday in Jerusalem. Arafat's statement, condemning Palestinian suicide bombings and the killing of Palestinian civilians during the Israeli offensive in the West Bank, cleared the way for the meeting with Powell. The statement read: "We strongly condemn violent operations that target Israeli civilians, especially the last operation in Jerusalem.

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