Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized his former Cabinet secretary for reading aloud Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat’s telephone number at a news conference last week launching the party’s campaign. Danny Naveh’s speech prompted hundreds of calls by Israelis to Arafat’s office. Meanwhile, Naveh was forced to change his home phone number after an adviser to Arafat, Dr. Ahmed Tibi, read out Naveh’s phone number during an interview.
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